AirTran Airways Launches Service Today Between Richmond International Airport and New York's LaGuardia Airport
Posted on: Thursday, 7 August 2008, 06:00 CDT
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. , today began service between Richmond International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in New York. The airline has added two new daily nonstop flights between the two cities, which are operated with AirTran Airways' fuel-efficient Boeing 717 aircraft.
"The addition of these flights and a third destination out of Richmond International Airport are evidence of AirTran Airways' continued commitment to Richmond travelers," said Kevin Healy, senior vice president of marketing and planning for AirTran Airways. "Our expansion to the New York area adds our unique blend of low fare, high-quality service between key business and leisure markets."
"Richmond International Airport welcomes AirTran Airways' launch of twice-daily service between Richmond and New York LaGuardia," said Beverley W. "Booty" Armstrong, chairman of the Capital Region Airport Commission. "The new access to LaGuardia complements AirTran's popular flights from RIC to Atlanta and Orlando, and provides travelers from Virginia's Capital Region an attractive mix of award-winning service, affordable fares, and full-sized aircraft to a top business destination."
AirTran Airways offers the following nonstop flights between Richmond International Airport and LaGuardia Airport effective today:
Nonstop Service Between Richmond and New York (LaGuardia) From To Flight Departs Arrives Frequency Richmond New York 250 1:10 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Daily (LaGuardia) Richmond New York 796 6:59 p.m. 8:19 p.m. Daily (LaGuardia) New York Richmond 249 10:05 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Daily (LaGuardia) New York Richmond 245 4:16 p.m. 5:41 p.m. Daily (LaGuardia)
The schedule will change this fall to offer more convenient flight times for business travelers. AirTran Airways will offer the following flights effective September 4:
Nonstop Service Between Richmond and New York (LaGuardia) From To Flight Departs Arrives Frequency Richmond New York 790 8:05 a.m. 9:25 a.m. Daily (LaGuardia) Richmond New York 796 6:52 p.m. 8:12 p.m. M,T,W,Th, (LaGuardia) Fri,Sun New York Richmond 249 10:05 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Daily (LaGuardia) New York Richmond 797 4:52 p.m. 6:17 p.m. M,T,W,Th, (LaGuardia) Fri,Sun
AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, ranked number one in the 2008 Airline Quality Rating study. The airline offers more than 700 affordable, daily flights to 57 U.S. destinations, employs 8,900 friendly Crew Members and operates America's youngest all-Boeing fleet. AirTran Airways also provides XM Satellite Radio and Business Class seating on every flight. For more information and free online booking, visit http://www.airtran.com/.
Media Contacts: AirTran Airways Tad Hutcheson Judy Graham-Weaver Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas 678.254.7442
AirTran Airways
CONTACT: Tad Hutcheson, Judy Graham-Weaver, or Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas,all of AirTran Airways, +1-678-254-7442
Web site: http://www.airtran.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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