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All Southwest and AirTran flights can now be booked together in connecting intineraries.
When AirTran’s final flight — AirTran Flight 1 from Atlanta to Tampa, Fla. — lands on Sunday night, it will close the book on Southwest’s acquisition that started more than four years ago ...
Southwest's assimilation of merger partner AirTran continues to inch along, with four more AirTran cities slated to be converted to all-Southwest service in the spring.
Higher fuel prices stung AirTran, causing the usually profitable airline to post a $12 million loss for the first three months of the year.
WASHINGTON - Low-cost carrier AirTran had the best overall performance of the 16 largest U.S. carriers last year in an annual study of airline quality released Monday, knocking the previous leader ...
Before Sunday, AirTran was offering $9.50 a share plus just over half a share of AirTran stock for each Midwest share to be bought. It then made a supposedly final cash-and-stock offer worth $15. ...
AirTran and Southwest were different in many ways; AirTran offered two class service, operated with a hub/spoke system, and operated two aircraft types, but Southwest offered one class service ...
WASHINGTON — Low-cost carrier AirTran had the best overall performance of the 16 largest U.S. carriers last year in an annual study of airline quality released today, knocking the previous ...
As Southwest comes close to completing the integration of AirTran, we assess what AirTran has done for Southwest. In our view, AirTran’s most notable contribution has been accelerating Southwest ...
You’ve heard of snakes on a plane, now here come bugs on a plane. A North Carolina couple is suing AirTran Airways, alleging that cockroaches crawled out of air vents and overhead carry-on bins ...
AirTran has an agreement with its pilots on a new five year contract. I assume the longstanding gridlock in these talks was softened up thanks to Southwest's pending acquisition of the airline.
AirTran Airways isn't putting up a for-sale sign, but the CEO of the discount carrier said Wednesday it would consider a combination with another carrier if approached and if such a deal made ...