MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Midwest Air Group, Inc. ( AMEX:MEH ), parent company of Midwest Airlines, today commented on the announcement by AirTran Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:AAI ) that it has submitted a slate of three nominees for election to the Midwest board of directors at the next annual meeting of shareholders. Midwest believes that AirTran has nominated this slate to allow AirTran's representatives, if elected, to push for a sale of Midwest to AirTran, which would deny Midwest's shareholders the opportunity to benefit from our strategic plan. On January 25, 2007, our board of directors recommended that Midwest shareholders reject AirTran's exchange offer and not tender their shares.