AirTran to Start Flights to Cancun on February 25

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., has announced plans to expand its Caribbean services with new flights to Cancun, Mexico, effective Feb. 25, 2009.

The expanding low-fare carrier will offer round-trip nonstop flights between Cancun International Airport and both Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Connections to Cancun will be available from throughout the AirTran Airways network. In addition to the nonstop flights, AirTran Airways will connect 55 destinations to Cancun through Atlanta, including Orlando, Fla.; Columbus, Ohio; and Philadelphia, Pa. The airline connects to seven destinations through Baltimore/Washington, including Boston, Milwaukee and Burlington.