AirTran announces FNT and CAK to LAS

[Chris Kilroy]

ORLANDO, Fla., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., today announced the airline will add new roundtrip flights from Las Vegas to both Akron-Canton and Flint this summer. The new nonstop flights, five times weekly to each market, will begin August 4, 2005, and will be served by the airline's popular Boeing 737 aircraft. The airline also will add a fourth daily, roundtrip, nonstop flight between Las Vegas and Atlanta.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050519/nyth089.html?.v=10

[DAL767-400ER]

Interesting new routes, but certainly not suprising, given FL's successful history at both CAK and FNT. I'd guess that LAS-PHF is probably next.

[chrisburns]

Id imagine NW would have something to say about the FNT service.

[JeffinDEN]

Id imagine NW would have something to say about the FNT service.

Chris, news flash...!!! Only your world revolves around NW.

[DeltaASA16]

Interesting new routes, but certainly not suprising, given FL's successful history at both CAK and FNT. I'd guess that LAS-PHF is probably next.

why phf? what makes them an outstanding candidate?

[ATrude777]

Chris, news flash...!!! Only your world revolves around NW.

and painging


actually NWA always has something to say about airlines starting routes that NWA likes.

Alex

[chrisburns]

Chris, news flash...!!! Only your world revolves around NW.

JEFF NEWSFLASH, THIS IS A ROUTE NW WOULD LIKELY DO

[JeffinDEN]

JEFF NEWSFLASH, THIS IS A ROUTE NW WOULD LIKELY DO

and I care why?

[DAL767-400ER]

why phf? what makes them an outstanding candidate?

The fact that FL has seen constant growth there, and is basically copying their network developement at CAK. I could also ask the counterquestion of what made FNT an outstanding candidate for LAS service over other cities.

[AA 1818]

Remember that at the beginning of this year FL said that they were going to announce 6 new cities/routes? Have they announced all 6? DO these count?

[srbmod]

Remember that at the beginning of this year FL said that they were going to announce 6 new cities/routes? Have they announced all 6? DO these count?

It was new 6 cities, so new service between exsisting AirTran cities doesn't count.. FL has been saying the last few years that they were going to add more point to point service that bypasses ATL completely.