ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. , is happy to present its first of three Satellite-based Aviation Navigation Tracking Apparatus (S.A.N.T.A) reports. The following information regarding Santa Claus' international one-night flight is based on data invented at AirTran Airways' System Operations Control (SOC) center in Orlando:
* It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's a jolly old elf and eight tiny
reindeer, initially pinpointed as they cruised through the arid
Australian Outback to thaw out after spending the past 364 days in the
frigid North Pole.
* Santa next stopped in New Zealand to meet with fitness experts, who gave
the red-suited gift-giver a few diet and exercise tips. Santa is
reportedly experimenting with a new health regime to eliminate the nasty
rumors about his stomach shaking like a "bowl full of jelly."
* With the sleigh's XM Satellite Radio tuned to "Dance Hits," Santa and
his team circled around to club-hop their way through Asia en route to
the original Club China. Eyewitnesses claim that reindeer Dancer and
Prancer caused the biggest splash on dance floors across the continent.
* Milliseconds later, tourists in fog-covered Shanghai reported seeing a
faint red light streaking through the gloom. Satellite analysis
confirmed that lead reindeer Rudolph's shiny nose helped the team avoid
a collision with Shanghai's tallest building, the Jin Mao Tower.
Please keep an eye out for the next S.A.N.T.A. update, scheduled to cross the national wire at 3:00 p.m. EST.
AirTran Airways, a Fortune 1000 company and one of America's largest low- fare airlines with 8,000 friendly, professional Crew Members, operates nearly 700 daily flights to 52 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it is the second largest carrier. AirTran Airways' aircraft features the fuel-efficient Boeing 737-700 and 717-200 to create America's youngest all-Boeing fleet. The airline is also the first carrier to install XM Satellite Radio on a commercial aircraft and the only airline with Business Class and XM Satellite Radio on every flight. For reservations or more information, visit http://www.airtran.com/ (America Online Keyword: AirTran).
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