An AirTran 737 departs Atlanta with a number of company 717's visible at the gates. Photo: Mark Plumley - OPShots.net
Southwest Airlines, which is launching service at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in February, plans to also link its route network with merger partner AirTran Airways early next year, opening up more connecting flight options to and from Atlanta.
Southwest Chief Executive Gary Kelly acknowledged, though, that some of AirTran’s less-frequent routes and subsidized routes don’t fit into Southwest’s model.
