Southwest Airlines Closes Acquisition Of AirTran

Southwest Airlines on Monday closed on its purchase of all of the outstanding common stock of AirTran Holdings, Inc., the former parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran). Both Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways will operate separately until receipt of Single Operating Certificate. In the near term, customers will continue to interact exclusively with their ticketed carrier. AirTran aircraft will (avstop.com) Más...