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Travelzoo Names AirTran Airways Best Provider of Domestic Air Fare Deals in 2009

Posted on: Thursday, 2 April 2009, 15:52 CDT

ORLANDO, Fla., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), is proud to announce that the airline has been honored as Travelzoo's Best Provider of Domestic Air Fare Deals in 2009.

The award was presented to the company last night at a ceremony at the Georgia Aquarium. Other finalists in the category were: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Virgin America.

The Travelzoo Awards, also known as "The Tzoos," celebrate the companies behind the best deals in travel, including airlines, hotels, vacation companies, cruise agencies, cruise lines, shows and events, car rentals and destinations. Travelzoo's 85 deal experts around the world evaluated more than 80,000 deals in 23 categories.

"AirTran Airways is honored to be a winner for this year's Travelzoo Awards for best provider of domestic air fare deals," said Tad Hutcheson, vice president of marketing and sales for AirTran Airways. "We pride ourselves on giving our customers both great deals and a meaningful experience each time they fly with us."

Through unique deals like Crazy 8s, early bird sales and last minute web specials, AirTran Airways has been able to extend the benefits of low-fare, high-value service to more people.

"The 23 Travelzoo Award winners have consistently exceeded the award criteria with their awe-inspiring deals," said Shirley Tafoya, President, North America, Travelzoo. "It is an honor to be able to recognize and celebrate these leading companies who, even in today's challenging economic times, have excelled in creating incredible deals that make people want to get up and go. We've seen these companies successfully stimulate demand by selling hundreds of hotel rooms, flights, cruise cabins and show tickets."

Travelzoo is a global Internet media company. Travelzoo's media properties, which reach more than 14 million travel enthusiasts in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Taiwan and the U.K., include the Travelzoo(R) Web site (www.travelzoo.com), the Top 20(R) list, the Newsflash(TM) e-mail alert service, the Travelzoo Network(TM), the SuperSearch(TM) search tool, and the Fly.com(TM) search engine. Travelzoo publishes offers from more than 1,000 advertisers from around the world. Travelzoo's deal experts review offers to find the best travel deals and confirm their true value. Travelzoo's global headquarters is in New York City.

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), a Fortune 1000 company, is ranked number one in the 2008 Airline Quality Rating study. The airline offers coast-to-coast flights, North America's newest all-Boeing fleet, friendly service and Business Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio on every flight. To book a flight, visit airtran.com.

Media Contacts: AirTran Airways Christopher White Cynthia Tinsley-Douglas 678.254.7442

SOURCE AirTran Airways

Source: PR Newswire

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