AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:  AAI), today continued expanding its roster of tropical vacation destinations, launching nonstop flights to Nassau, Bahamas, from Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington and Orlando. The new service makes its debut alongside the low fare carrier’s new flights to Key West, Fla., which also start today.

The airline will offer daily flights to Nassau out of Atlanta, four times per week service from Baltimore/Washington and five times per week service from Orlando.

“After introducing flights to San Juan and Cancun earlier this year, AirTran Airways continues to meet passenger demand for leisure travel in the Caribbean,” said Matthew Klein, director of pricing and distribution planning for AirTran Airways. “Our service to Nassau comes just in time for travelers to escape the cold weather and warm up during the winter holidays and the New Year.”

The following nonstop flights to and from Nassau will be available beginning December 17, 2009:

Following are introductory fares* AirTran Airways will offer for its new flights to/from Nassau. Fares listed are one way, available daily and are valid in either direction:

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:  AAI) and a Fortune 1000 company, has been ranked the number one low cost carrier in the Airline Quality Rating study for the past two years. AirTran is the only major airline with Wi-Fi on every flight and offers coast-to-coast service on North America’s newest all-Boeing fleet. Its low-cost, high-quality product also includes assigned seating, Business Class and complimentary XM Satellite Radio on every flight. To book a flight, visit http://www.airtran.com.