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AirTran Airways Soars With Broadwing Communications

Award-Winning IP Backbone Enables On-Line Reservations and Check-In for Airline

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2004--Broadwing Communications, LLC, a consolidated subsidiary of Corvis Corporation (Nasdaq:CORV), today announced that it has signed an agreement to provide communications services to AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI) and one of America's largest low-fare airlines.
Under terms of the five-year contract, AirTran Airways will be utilizing Broadwing's award-winning IP backbone and all-optical network for connectivity for their on-line airline reservations, on-line check-in, and Internet connectivity. In addition, AirTran Airways will be using Broadwing's ATM and Frame Relay networks to transport data from their headquarters in Atlanta to their hub locations across the United States.

Hotel Booking "Broadwing's quick provisioning time, excellent customer service, cost-effective solutions and network performance were winning factors in our decision to work with Broadwing," said Rocky B. Wiggins, vice president and CIO at AirTran Airways. "Knowing that Broadwing's network has been specifically tailored to provide low latency connectivity for Internet-based applications gives us confidence that our customers will have a positive on-line experience, whenever and wherever they want to make travel plans."

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Travel Agency "We look forward to supporting AirTran Airways with state-of-the-art services as they continue to expand their business," said Richard Putt, president of National Accounts at Broadwing. "Our one-of-a-kind all-optical network architecture is uniquely suited for on-line applications such as travel planning, financial transactions, shopping and gaming which require assured reliability and completion of transactions."

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Cheap Hotel AirTran Airways is one of America's largest low-fare airlines -- employing more than 5,600 professional crew members and operating over 500 flights a day to 45 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport by passenger volume, where it is the second-largest carrier operating 197 flights per day. AirTran Airways is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 717 and has the youngest all-Boeing fleet of any airline.

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Travel Health Insurance Broadwing Communications, LLC is an innovative provider of data, voice, and video solutions to enterprise, strategic service provider, mid-market and government customers. Enabled by its one-of-a-kind, all-optical network and award-winning IP backbone, Broadwing offers a full suite of the highest quality communications products and services, with unparalleled customer focus and speed. Broadwing is a consolidated subsidiary of Corvis Corporation, a leading supplier of all-optical solutions to service providers and government agencies. For more information, visit www.broadwing.com.

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