AirTran to connect Atlanta to Key West

AirTran to connect Atlanta to Key West
September 9, 2009
South Florida Business Journal

AirTran Airways will start service from Atlanta and Orlando to Key West on Dec. 17.

Passengers from throughout AirTran Airways' network will be able to connect to Key West through the nonstop flight from Orlando or by direct, same-plane service from Atlanta. The carrier (NYSE: AAI) said the service gives it the claim of being the only airline to provide full-size commercial jet access to the island.

"Key West is one of the destinations that is most requested by customers in our hometown of Orlando and across our network, " said Kevin Healy, senior vice president of marketing and planning for AirTran Airways, in a statement. "... Offering our passengers the ability to change planes only once from almost any point in our network to Key West is a real benefit."