AirTran Airways Races Into Newest Destination - Indianapolis

[75M]

Ok, I can't help it, Im psyched. I live in Indy and as great as the Delta, ATA, Southwest and Chicago Express guys have been, nothing beats commuting on your own airline. Heck, I might even get a layover at home once in a while.

AirTran Airways Races Into Newest Destination - Indianapolis
Daily Nonstop Service to/from Atlanta Starts May 4, 2005;
to/from Orlando June 7, 2005
ORLANDO, Fla. (January 11, 2005) - AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced the airline will commence new daily nonstop service to Indianapolis International Airport from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport beginning May 4, 2005. This route will be served by the airline's popular Boeing 717 aircraft with 12 Business Class and 105 coach seats. The airline will also be adding a daily nonstop flight between Indianapolis and Orlando International Airport beginning June 7, 2005.

"We see an opportunity to bring high quality, low-fare service to travelers in Central Indiana, and we're pleased to be able to offer that new option," said Kevin Healy, AirTran Airways' vice president of planning and sales. "These flights will provide Indianapolis with its first low-fare, nonstop service to Atlanta, as well as convenient connections to more than 40 other destinations across the country with our all new, all Boeing fleet. Customers in our other markets also will appreciate new access to this prime vacation and business destination." AirTran Airways will offer the following new daily nonstop flight options to/from Indianapolis starting May 4, 2005:

Nonstop Service from Indianapolis:
To Departs Arrives Frequency
Atlanta 6:00 a.m. 8:40 a.m. Daily
Atlanta 10:30 a.m. 1:05 p.m. Daily
Atlanta 2:20 p.m. 4:55 p.m. Daily
Atlanta 5:40 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Daily

Nonstop Service to Indianapolis:
From Departs Arrives Frequency
Atlanta 9:20 a.m. 9:55 a.m. Daily
Atlanta 1:10 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Daily
Atlanta 4:30 p.m. 5:05 p.m. Daily
Atlanta 8:55 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Daily

AirTran Airways will offer the following new daily nonstop flight options to/from Indianapolis starting June 7, 2005:

Nonstop Service from Indianapolis:
To Departs Arrives Frequency
Orlando 12:50 p.m. 3:55 p.m. Daily

Nonstop Service to Indianapolis:
From Departs Arrives Frequency
Orlando 11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Daily

Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson commented, "We are extremely pleased to welcome AirTran Airways to Indianapolis with its great customer service and low fares to many popular destinations. The addition of these flights reinforces our position as one of the lowest cost airports in the nation and continues the unprecedented expansion of air service at Indianapolis International Airport."

Listed below are sample one-way fares (fares are valid in either direction) to/from Indianapolis:

Dest. / Lowest Coach / Lowest Walk-Up / Business
Atlanta / $94 / $189 / $224
Orlando / $79 / $177 / $229

AirTran Airways A+ Rewards members earn double credits for bookings at airtran.com through January 31, 2005. Go to aplusrewards.com to enroll.

AirTran Airways, one of America's largest low-fare airlines with 6,000 friendly, professional Crew Members, operates over 500 daily flights to more than 40 destinations. The airline's hub is in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it is the second largest carrier. AirTran Airways, the world's largest operator of the Boeing 717, recently added the fuel-efficient Boeing 737-700 aircraft to create America's youngest all-Boeing fleet. The airline is also the first carrier to install XM Satellite Radio on a commercial aircraft. For reservations or more information, visit airtran.com (America Online Keyword: AirTran).

 

[I.P. Freley]

Hooooray! Now I don't have to drive to Dayton!

 

[On Your Six]

It's payback time - AirTran style....

 

[FL717]

Well at least AirTran will be flying the B-717 to Indy instead of the B-737.

This is good because the Flightinfo server couldn't handle the posts by Ty Webb about all the SWA Pilots cuting in line for takeoff!!

Just kidding Ty... when you finally log off and get a chance, give me a call at the house you friggin' troublemaker.

 

[SDF2BUF2MCO]

Kind of understand the ATL but MCO is already served N/S by DAL, SWA, ATA, and NWA. Either a bluff or MCO is just the beginning of FL destinations out of IND.

 

[75M]

I don't see it as being a bluff. The FL MO as I have seen it is to:

a) open a station with flights to ATL, and MCO
b) add TPA, BWI and DFW, and
c) increase frequency, while looking for point to point opportunities to other FL stations.

It kinda follows the proven MO, even if there are other airlines doing it.

 

[Ty Webb]

You know, I would have felt bad about this, because this is the same kind of behavior I was complaining about SWA doing to USAirways in PHL and PIT, but after reading the Corn Dog Cult's explanation of why it wasn't really a bad thing, I feel so much happier and guilt-free now.

I suppose I should also thank Capt Seth and some of the other ATA guys who said such crappy things about AirTran for helping me feel better too . . . . Sniff! Thanks, guys, you're the best!

Oh, God, another Midwest destination . . . .Maybe we can all get together and do a little cow-tipping . . . . . and, no, you'll have to leave your wives at home this time.

 

[Pickle]

What a guy.

 

[atafan]

I suppose I should also thank Capt Seth and some of the other ATA guys who said such crappy things about AirTran for helping me feel better too . . . . Sniff! Thanks, guys, you're the best!

The only crappy things said about AirTran pointed at the fact that you, TY, felt absolutely no connection to others losing their jobs, not even one thought of maybe we should give these guys preferrential interviews. The mayor at least sounded like he cared more than you. Your true colors really shined.

Oh, God, another Midwest destination . . . .Maybe we can all get together and do a little cow-tipping . . . . . and, no, you'll have to leave your wives at home this time.

Your true phobia and hatreds really are a bore.

Welcome to Indy!

 

[ThisistheDream]

Does Airtran have a commuter clause for pilots that dont live in ATL, that is in the contract?

 

[dbrownie]

I was wondering why we have added so many flights out of Indy.
Dave B
NWA

 

[717pilot]

FL717 if you cut me off on a taxiway again..Im gonn kick your a--!!! Good to see you the other day...even if you did have your nose up in the air! I guess your the BIG KING 737 driver now HUH? Im off high mins now...so here comes the CAT III Autolands!! I did notice we started the flights to INDY just in time for the INDY 500. Lem Motlow..Jack Daniels Distillerly

 

[Steeler Fan]

Ok, I can't help it, Im psyched. I live in Indy and as great as the Delta, ATA, Southwest and Chicago Express guys have been, nothing beats commuting on your own airline. Heck, I might even get a layover at home once in a while.

I'm happy for you and your commute...I hope this helps you get some extra time at home.

For the record, I think Brees earned the franchise tag this year..

btw...Go Steelers!!

 

[75M]

The road to the Super Bowl goes through Teresa Heinz Kerry Field!!!

 

[Steeler Fan]

The road to the Super Bowl goes through Teresa Heinz Kerry Field!!!

Yikes I thought there was no profanity allowed here...OK, I guess it's a technicality--her name isn't profanity, she just USES profanity alot.

I like to think the road to the Super Bowl goes through Heinz (as in Hinz Ward) Field!

 

[Fly-By-Cable]

Must be something about those 737s that makes them got faster on the ground. Another day we were taxing out in BWI to runway 28. As we all know taxiways Bravo, Charlie and that other "SWA expressway" (can't remember the name of it) come together at rwy 28 and you never get sequence from nether ground or tower. As we approach 28 on Bravo looks like we're the only ones for takeoff. Now, to please K.G., I'm doing just over 20 knots, and with just a couple of hundred feet left to the merger point and with every intention to takeoff, I get passed by a 737 on Charlie. And to my surprise --- IN AIRTRAN COLORS! I had to look twice to make sure it wasn't SWA. I actually had to get on the brakes before the intersection, 'cause the guy wasn't slowing as he overtook me. And at the same time he calls ready to go, takes the runway, and I'm stuck with in-trail behind him to Florida. WTF.

Now, I know that wasn't Ty. May be there is something about flying 737 that makes one wanna cut your own company off.



I looked up the guys name later...very senior.

 

[Ty Webb]

The only crappy things said about AirTran pointed at the fact that you, TY, felt absolutely no connection to others losing their jobs, not even one thought of maybe we should give these guys preferrential interviews. The mayor at least sounded like he cared more than you. Your true colors really shined.!

Actually, if you re-read my posts on the subject, you'd see that I expressed sympathy for the ATA pilots many,many times throughout the whole soap opera. You have just conveniently forgotten or ignored that fact.

Your true phobia and hatreds really are a bore.

Really . . . . very funny, considering the fact that I grew up only a few hundred miles from Indy down I-74 . . . . . seems to me that it is your "phobias and hatreds" that will no doubt drive you to blathering on Dr. Phil sometime soon, while your buddies are out spouse-tipping . . . . err, cow tipping.

Mooooooo! Thud. Welcome to Indy

 

[Ty Webb]

I looked up the guys name later...very senior.

Was it a 3 digit number, or a 4 . . . . It could've been me, getting IOE and moving just fast enough to keep "Herb's Turds" out da way.

 

[Bdfg1]

Originally Posted by Ty Webb
I'll give you about 30 minutes to delete this crap, or I will ask Mark (Webmaster) to ban your IP address from the site.

If you can't make your point with words, maybe you should stay off of the message boards.

What are you, about 20? Still living with your parents?

My twelve year old would probably be amused by your sense of humor, but I think it's pretty pathetic.

If you want to be banned from here for life, you've pretty much found the way to do it . . . . 20 minutes and counting.

Over and out.

 

[atafan]

Ty,

Too Late.