AirTran Airways Partners With Georgia State University Football on Inaugural Away Game Charter / -Low-Cost Carrier Proudly Supports the Newest Hometown Team With Specially Decorated Boeing 737 Sporting the Panthers Logo-

ATLANTA, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. , today proudly flew the Georgia State University (GSU) football team to Raleigh-Durham, N.C., to take on the Campbell University Fighting Camels on Saturday. This flight marked another milestone for the fledging, first-year football program --- first charter flight to an away game.

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The team was met at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport by smiling AirTran Airways Crew Members waving GSU pendants and welcoming them aboard a new chapter of the young program's history.

"We are honored and thrilled to partner with Coach Curry, the team and the entire GSU family in transporting them to Raleigh-Durham for their game against Campbell University," said Tad Hutcheson, AirTran Airways' vice president of marketing and sales. "We wish them nothing but the greatest success and look forward to flying them to away games for many years to come."

The team flew aboard one of the airline's modern Boeing 737s equipped with Wi-Fi, Business Class, XM Satellite Radio and a specially-designed GSU Panthers logo on each side of the nose.

GSU will use the low-cost leader once again during this inaugural season for the game against Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.

AirTran Airways is a proud supporter of Georgia State University athletics.

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. and a Fortune 1000 company, has been ranked the number one low cost carrier in the Airline Quality Rating study for the past three years. AirTran Airways 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. Our low-cost, high-quality product also includes assigned seating, Business Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio on every flight. To book a flight, visit http://www.airtran.com/.

Media Contacts: Christopher White Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas 678.254.7442

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