ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: AAI), advises passengers that due to severe winter weather in the northeast part of the country, some flight operations may be affected through Wednesday, January 28, 2009.

Passengers holding reservations for travel scheduled January 27 through 12:00 pm EST January 28, 2009, on AirTran Airways to, from or through White Plains (Westchester) and New York (LaGuardia), N.Y., Newark, N.J., and Philadelphia, Pa., may make a change without penalty as long as changes are made one day prior to or up to five days following the date of the original scheduled departure date, based on space availability without change fees or fare adjustments.

In addition, passengers holding reservations for travel scheduled January 27 through 5:00 pm EST January 28, 2009, on AirTran Airways to, from or through Boston, Mass., and Portland, Maine, may also make a change without penalty as long as changes are made one day prior to or up to five days following the original scheduled departure date, based on space availability without change fees or fare adjustments.

Passengers holding reservations for travel to/from these destinations should check www.airtran.com under "Flight Status" for updates or call 1-800-AIRTRAN (247-8726).

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 www.airtran.com.


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

SOURCE AirTran Airways