DALLAS — Leisure travelers turned Southwest Airlines into a profit-making machine, but Monday’s acquisition of AirTran shows how much Southwest is counting on business travelers to propel its ...

The linking of the networks opens the route maps of both carriers to passengers of either airline. For example, citys such as Richmond and Memphis still have service only on AirTran.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved the launch of some new AirTran Airways routes to Mexico out of San Antonio and Orange County, Calif., AirTran said Monday. The routes -- San ...

Southwest Airlines (LUV) has announced that it's going to buy AirTran.And, unlike the United/Continental merger, this is no merger of equals. It is a Southwest takeover through and through. That ...

Business travelers have long asked Southwest Airlines to fly to Atlanta, the world's busiest airport. To get there, the Dallas-based carrier is buying Orlando-based AirTran Airways. Southwest ...

It took seven long months and a lot of work to reach Monday’s big day, when Southwest Airlines Co. is set to become the official owner of AirTran Holdings Inc. Southwest chairman and chief ...

AirTran Airways has pulled out of its only international market.The Orlando-based airline this month ended daily service between Freeport on Grand Bahama Island and the carrier’s hub at ...

Leisure travelers turned Southwest Airlines Co. into a profit-making machine, but Monday's acquisition of AirTran shows how much Southwest is counting on business travelers to propel its growth in the ...

Leisure travelers turned Southwest Airlines Co. into a profit-making machine, but Monday's acquisition of AirTran shows how much Southwest is counting on business travelers to propel its growth in the ...

Business; Southwest strategy for AirTran would bolster route map . Updated: ; Sep. 27, 2010, 11:31 p.m. | Published: Sep. 27, 2010, 10:31 p.m. Published: Sep. 27 ...