AIRLINE: A good catch! Yes, it should have specified Richmond, VA. Of course, you could gage it from the market city size, aircraft used, and departure and arrival times. But why should anyone stop and have to figure it out? Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- Antoin Daltun <adaltun@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A notice which is strange in not telling us which > Richmond it is: CA, IN, > KY, MI, MO, PQor VA. Triangulation suggests the > last. > > Antoin Daltun > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bahadir Acuner" <bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: 10 April 2005 01:13 > Subject: AirTran lands in Richmond > > > > It's a come back. When they pulled out couple of > years back it was a nasty > > war with Delta. This time they are starting > Orlando and Philly flights as > > well. > > > > ORLANDO, Fla., April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- > AirTran Airways, a > > subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI - > News), today announced > the > > airline will commence new daily nonstop service to > Richmond International > > Airport from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta > International Airport and > > Philadelphia International Airport with continuing > service to Boston's > Logan > > International Airport, beginning June 23, 2005. > AirTran Airways will also > > add nonstop service between Richmond and Orlando > International Airport > > beginning November 8, 2005. These routes will be > served by the airline's > > popular Boeing 717 aircraft with 12 Business Class > and 105 coach seats. > > "We see an opportunity to bring high-quality, > low-fare service to > travelers > > in Richmond, and we're pleased to be able to offer > that new option," said > > Robert L. Fornaro, AirTran Airways' president and > chief operating officer. > > "These flights will provide Richmond with a much > needed low-fare option, > > with nonstop service to Atlanta, Orlando and > Philadelphia, as well as > > convenient connections to more than 40 other > destinations across the > country > > with our all new, all-Boeing fleet." > > > > "The Greater Richmond Region enthusiastically > welcomes AirTran Airways to > > our community," said Capital Region Airport > Commission Chairman James B. > > Donati. "AirTran's quality service and low fares > will provide a great > option > > for Richmond travelers to and from many of our > most demanded > destinations." > > > > AirTran Airways will offer the following new daily > nonstop flight options > > to/from Richmond starting June 23, 2005: > > > > > > Nonstop Service from Richmond > > > > To Departs Arrives > Frequency > > Atlanta 6:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. > Daily (effective June > > 24) > > Atlanta 11:10 a.m. 12:55 p.m. > Daily > > Atlanta 1:40 p.m. 3:20 p.m. > Daily > > Atlanta 6:05 p.m. 7:55 p.m. > Daily > > Orlando 12:00 p.m. 1:55 p.m. > Daily (effective Nov. > > 8) > > Philadelphia 7:05 a.m. 8:05 a.m. > Daily (effective June > > 24) > > Philadelphia 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. > Daily > > > > Nonstop Service to Richmond > > > > From Departs Arrives > Frequency > > Atlanta 11:30 a.m. 1:05 p.m. > Daily > > Atlanta 2:00 p.m. 3:25 p.m. > Daily > > Atlanta 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. > Daily > > Atlanta 9:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m. > Daily > > Orlando 1:20 p.m. 3:15 p.m. > Daily (effective Nov. > > 8) > > Philadelphia 9:25 a.m. 10:35 a.m. > Daily > > Philadelphia 7:05 p.m. 8:20 p.m. > Daily > > > > Listed below are sample one-way fares (fares are > valid in either > direction) > > to/from Richmond: > > > > > > Destination Lowest Coach Lowest > Business > > Class Walk-up > Class > > > > Atlanta $79 $199 > $234 > > Philadelphia $59 $149 > $184 > > > > 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 at > Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta > > International Airport, where it is the second > largest carrier. AirTran > > Airways 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 http://www.airtran.com > (America Online Keyword: > > AirTran). > > > > Rules and Restrictions: All fares are one-way. All > fares are non- > > refundable, and a $50 fee per person applies to > any change made after > > purchase plus any applicable increase in airfare. > Introductory sale fares > > must be purchased by April 19, 2005. Travel must > be completed by October > 5, > > 2005. Fares are not valid for travel on Friday or > Sunday. Service to > > Richmond begins on June 23, 2005. Seats are > limited, subject to > > availability, and may not be available on all > flights. Blackout dates are > as > > follows: June 30 through July 5, September 2 and > 5, 2005. Fares, routes, > and > > schedules are subject to change without notice. > Fares do not include > > per-segment tax of $3.20. A segment is defined as > one takeoff and one > > landing. The September 11th security fee of up to > $10 is not included. > > Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18 > are not included. > > >