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|CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|In connection with the Quarterly Report of AirTran Holdings, Inc. and AirTran Airways, Inc. (collectively, the "Companies") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Joseph B. Leonard, Chief Executive Officer of the Companies, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
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|/s/ Joseph B. LeonardJoseph B. LeonardChairman and Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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