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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?
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 ...
Sep 27, 2010 · The acquisition of AirTran Airways by Southwest Airlines will bring together two great companies and create one even stronger low-cost carrier. The two airlines currently serve 106 communities...
Dec 11, 2014 · Through AirTran, Southwest gained entry in Atlanta and Washington Reagan – both high value markets that likely helped raise Southwest’s average fare and yield over the past three years. Today ...
AirTran Airways was a low-cost airline in the United States that operated from 1993 until 2014, when it was merged into Southwest Airlines. Introduction AirTran Airways History Establishment & early years Merger with ValuJet The process Criticism Turnaround 2000s Failed acquisitions 2010s Buyout and wind-down
Jan 7, 2015 · AirTran: It’s something else’¦ Really! ValuJet never recovered from the stigma left by flight 592, so the airline sought a new brand to compliment its renewed commitment to maintenance and safety. That new brand already existed as a much smaller Florida-based regional airline named AirTran.
Dec 29, 2014 · Special for USA TODAY. AirTran Airways' final revenue flight – Flight 1 – took off Sunday night from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Airport at 10:25 pm EST headed for Tampa Bay International ...
