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- Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, AirTran Airways was established in 1993 as Conquest Sun Airlines by the management of two small airlines, Destination Sun Airways and Conquest Airlines, with Conquest Airlines co-founder Victor Rivas being heavily involved in the establishment of Conquest Sun.
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Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, AirTran Airways was established in 1993 as Conquest Sun Airlines by the management of two small airlines, Destination Sun Airways and Conquest Airlines, with Conquest Airlines co-founder Victor Rivas being heavily involved in the establishment of Conquest Sun.
Feb 4, 2023 · AirTran Airways, or simply AirTran, was a US budget carrier with its head office based in Florida and its main hub in Atlanta. Operating mainly Boeing 717s and 737s, the airline would shuttle passengers around the US Midwest and East Coast. Operating for 21 years, AirTran ceased operations in 2014. Why doesn't the airline still exist today?
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Dec 29, 2014 · DALLAS (AP) — AirTran Airways has ceased to exist in an industry that has reshaped itself into something that would not be easily recognized when the Dallas carrier took its first flight about two decades ago. AirTran, which was acquired by Southwest in 2011, joins Northwest Airlines, which was bought by Delta, and Continental Airlines, which ...
Jan 7, 2015 · AirTran traces its roots back to ValuJet, an Atlanta-based upstart with dreams of chipping away at Delta’s dominance right in its own backyard. Operations commenced with just a single DC-9, and its first flight was from Atlanta to Tampa on October 26, 1993.
Dec 29, 2014 · Two key assets — its Atlanta hub and its international flights to Mexico and the Caribbean — made AirTran a target for Southwest, the Dallas-based discount giant.
Dec 29, 2014 · The flight followed the October 1993 inaugural route of ValuJet, the discount carrier later renamed AirTran, and when it landed in Tampa, AirTran – and its Citrus call sign – officially left...
Sep 27, 2010 · Southwest Airlines plans to integrate AirTran into the Southwest Airlines Brand by transitioning the AirTran fleet to the Southwest Airlines livery, developing a consistent Customer Experience, and consolidating corporate functions into its Dallas headquarters.
