ORLANDO, Fla., April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AirTran Airways, a
subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported
traffic for the month of March. The airline reported that revenue
passenger miles (RPMs) were up 5.5 percent from the same time in
2010, while the available seat miles (ASMs) grew by 6.8 percent.
AirTran Airways was recently named the top ranked airline by
the Airline Quality Rating (AQR) for overall performance in 2010.
For March, traffic grew by 5.5 percent to more than 1.8 billion
RPMs. The airline's load factor in March was 82.8 percent, a 1
percentage point decrease from the same period last year. The load
factor for the first quarter was a record at 78.5 percent.
The number of passengers enplaned grew by 2.3 percent to more
than 2.2 million, which is a record for March.
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AirTran
Airways March 2011
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(Preliminary)
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March 2011
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March 2010
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Change
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Revenue Passenger Miles
(000)
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1,833,944
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1,738,325
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5.5 percent
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Available Seat Miles
(000)
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2,215,942
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2,074,997
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6.8 percent
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Load Factor
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82.8 percent
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83.8 percent
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-1.0 point
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Passengers Enplaned
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2,232,038
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2,182,851
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2.3 percent
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Y-T-D 2011
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Y-T-D 2010
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Change
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Revenue Passenger Miles
(000)
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4,530,445
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4,390,801
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3.2 percent
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Available Seat Miles
(000)
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5,771,776
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5,684,460
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1.5 percent
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Load Factor
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78.5 percent
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77.2 percent
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1.3 points
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Passengers Enplaned
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5,604,721
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5,526,408
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1.4 percent
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AirTran Airways is a Fortune 1000 company and has been
ranked the top airline in the Airline Quality Rating study twice in
the past four years. AirTran is the only major airline with
Gogo Inflight Internet on every flight and offers coast-to-coast
service on North America's newest
all-Boeing fleet. Our low-cost, high-quality product also includes
assigned seating, Business Class and complimentary SiriusXM
Satellite Radio on every flight. To book a flight, visit
airtran.com.
Media Contact: AirTran Airways
Christopher White
678.254.7442
SOURCE AirTran Airways