The group's principal activities are to provide air transportation and mail service primarily in the eastern United States. The group provides basic air transportation with a simplified reservation systems and check in procedure. It operates 75 aircrafts making approximately a total of 436 flights per day serving 60 communities in 21 states. The entire operations of the group are conducted by its wholly owned subsidiary, airtran airways, inc. The schedules are designed to provide service and connections for the business and leisure travelers and to facilitate connections for the passengers traveling through atlanta. The group offers a range of fares based on advance purchases of fourteen days, seven days, three days and walk-up fares.