ORLANDO, Fla., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: AAI), advises passengers that due to severe winter weather forecasted for the northeast part of the country, some flight operations may be affected through Monday, March 2, 2009.

Passengers holding reservations for travel scheduled March 1 through 12:00 pm EST March 2, 2009, on AirTran Airways to, from or through Boston, Mass., White Plains (Westchester) and New York (LaGuardia), N.Y., Newark, N.J., Portland, Maine, Washington, DC (Reagan National, Dulles and Baltimore-Washington Airports), Newport News/Williamsburg and Richmond, Va., and Philadelphia, Pa., may make a change without penalty as long as changes are made up to five days following the date of 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 http://www.airtran.com.

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

SOURCE AirTran Airways