On Sunday, Southwest Airlines finally shut down its AirTran Airways subsidiary, more than four years after it announced plans to acquire AirTran. This marked another major milestone in the ...

Southwest Airlines Co.'s acquisition of AirTran Holdings Inc. for about $1.4 billion in cash and stock would be the largest in its 39-year history and give the carrier access to Atlanta, the world's ...

Southwest Airlines will take over existing AirTran Airlines service from Des Moines International Airport to Chicago's Midway Airport on Sept. 30. Dallas-based Southwest will operate two roundtrip ...

First, the mild mystery: Why did Dallas' Southwest Airlines Co. stop its code-share work with WestJet up in Canada, claiming that it needed to redeploy resources in other areas? Airline folks huddled ...

NEW YORK — Southwest Airlines has agreed to buy AirTran in a $1.42 billion deal that will combine two of the nation's biggest discount carriers.

Airport officials expect travelers in one part of southwest Ohio to gain new air links to the West Coast. AirTran Airways said it will offer nonstop service between Dayton and Denver beginning next ...

DAYTON — Southwest Airlines will begin service from Dayton International Airport on Aug. 12 with a daily round-trip flight to Denver, the airline announced Monday. The flight to Denver International ...