- Load Factor is All-time Record for the Month -

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported traffic for the month of October. The airline reported October's load factor represents a new all-time record for that month at 80.5 percent.

                          AirTran Airways October 2008 Traffic
                                     (Preliminary)
                             October 2008       October 2007            Change
                             ------------       ------------            ------
    Revenue Passenger
     Miles (000)                1,431,476          1,464,670      -2.3 percent
    Available Seat
     Miles (000)                1,777,512          1,882,231      -5.6 percent
    Load Factor              80.5 percent       77.8 percent        2.7 points
    Passengers Enplaned         1,975,017          2,023,231      -2.4 percent

                               Y-T-D 2008         Y-T-D 2007            Change
                               ----------         ----------            ------
    Revenue Passenger
     Miles (000)               16,168,501         14,448,843      11.9 percent
    Available Seat
     Miles (000)               20,227,525         18,842,568       7.4 percent
    Load Factor              79.9 percent       76.7 percent        3.2 points
    Passengers Enplaned        20,839,691         19,869,148       4.9 percent

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), a Fortune 1000 company, is ranked number one in the 2008 Airline Quality Rating study. The airline offers coast-to-coast flights, North America's newest all-Boeing fleet, friendly service and Business Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio on every flight. To book a flight, visit http://www.airtran.com.

    Media Contacts:
    AirTran Airways
    Tad Hutcheson
    Judy Graham-Weaver
    Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas
    678.254.7442 

SOURCE AirTran Holdings, Inc.