AirTran Airways Reports April Traffic

ORLANDO, Fla., May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AirTran Airways, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines, Co. (NYSE: LUV) today reported traffic for the month of April*. The airline reported that revenue passenger miles (RPMs) were up 7.8 percent from the same period in 2010, while available seat miles (ASMs) grew by 9.3 percent.

For April 2011, traffic grew to more than 1.7 billion RPMs, which is a record for the month of April.  The airline's load factor in April 2011 was 80.8 percent, a 1.1 percentage point decrease from the same period last year.  

*AirTran Airways, Inc., became a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co. as of May 2, 2011.  The traffic results reported in this release will not be included in the consolidated 2011 traffic results to be reported by Southwest Airlines Co.

AirTran 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. AirTran's 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.

SOURCE AirTran Airways

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