AirTran 1st Quarter Results

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>>>In early 2002 90+% of our flight went through ATL, not it is down to 66% and falling<<<

So what does this mean? Good? Bad?

Good.

When the ATL weather goes to crap, so does our on-time.

 

[Fly-By-Cable]

AirTran plans to start service in June between Philadelphia and Richmond, Va., and is considering flights between Philadelphia and US Airways' hub in Charlotte, N.C., president Robert Fornaro said.

AirTran, which now has 18 flights a day from Philadelphia to Atlanta, Boston and Florida, won't say when it may enter the Philadelphia-to-Charlotte route. It is more likely to add more flights first from here to the Midwest, to its hub in Atlanta, and to the five cities in Florida it already serves, Fornaro said.

The Richmond and Charlotte routes now are served nonstop only by US Airways. AirTran, one of the few carriers to make money last year, plans to start service next Wednesday from Charlotte to Baltimore and to its hub in Atlanta.

The Philadelphia-to-Richmond air-travel "market is fairly large, and historically it's had some of the highest prices in the country," Fornaro said. "We think it's a market that will just explode."

AirTran recently began leasing a fourth gate at Philadelphia airport, and "that gives us the opportunity to grow to about 35 flights," Fornaro said.

Now here's a smart man. And when he's running this airline (in about 2 years) things are gonna change for the better. IMO

 

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Now here's a smart man. And when he's running this airline (in about 2 years) things are gonna change for the better. IMO

A Masters degree from Harvard, he's probably no dope.

Funny how Fornaro has a hard on for UsAir, considering where he worked from 1992-1998. Check his bio. here. http://www.prnewswire.com/airtran/bios/robert_fornaro.shtml

 

[FLB717]

Thats why he has a stiffy for USAir, he was forced out by Wolf when Wolf wanted to do/grow MetroJet and Bob told him it would help put USAir in Ch11 or Ch7. He was then asked to leave because he didn't see the big picture at USAir.