letter from bob
A letter from Bob Fornaro, Chairman, President and CEO
July 2010
As America celebrates our 234th birthday this month, there are few things more all–American than summer vacation travel. Whether you want to explore a new city, introduce the kids or your sweet–heart to a faraway favorite or just get away from it all, AirTran Airways has exceptional low fares and award–winning service to more than 65 destinations, from San Francisco to San Juan.
The historic heartland cities of the Midwest are particularly attractive this time of year, with sunny, often temperate weather. AirTran Airways serves a host of Midwest destinations, including Chicago, Detroit and Akron–Canton, OH.
This spring, we held our annual shareholders meeting in Milwaukee. Our young friends at the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee helped us unveil our unique Brewers 1 aircraft, and the attendees had a great time visiting our Midwest hub city. There are so many things to see and do, and you can read about some of Milwaukee's biggest draws.
Summer trips to Florida are also an American tradition, and AirTran Airways covers the Sunshine State with comfortable, all–Boeing jet service to 10 destinations, from Jacksonville to Tampa to Miami. We also offer nonstop flights to Orlando from more than 40 cities, making AirTran Airways your go–to choice for affordable service to Disney World, SeaWorld and Universal Orlando Resort, which last month opened The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
In destination news, AirTran Airways continues to add new cities and flights to our route map, making it even more convenient to fly with us. We recently began serving Huntsville/Decatur, AL, with nonstop flights to/from Baltimore/Washington and Orlando. We’ve also rolled out new nonstops between San Antonio and both Baltimore/ Washington and Orlando.
This month, were increasing the frequency of our nonstop flights between Milwaukee and Boston. In October, we’ll add another daily nonstop between Milwaukee and Washington’s Reagan National. And we’ve announced plans to introduce new nonstop service late this year between Milwaukee and both New Orleans and Sarasota, FL.
Meanwhile, AirTran Airways Crew Members have added another award to our already crowded trophy case. After being named the top low–cost carrier for the third straight year in the Airline Quality Rating study and winning Air Transport World’s Market Leadership Award earlier this year, AirTran Airways was recently honored as 2010s Best Value Airline by the editors of SmarterTravel, a trusted online resource since 1998. In making the award, SmarterTravel cited our consistently low fares and wide availability of sale seats.
Thanks again for flying with us and giving us the opportunity to serve you. We appreciate your business and look forward to welcoming you aboard another AirTran Airways flight very soon.
Cordially,
Bob Fornaro, Chairman, President and CEO