Southwest takes over four AirTran cities and AirTran adds frequencies to Punta Cana


Skift Take

Airline mergers are never easy and pretty, and the Southwest-AirTran integration plods onward.

The integration of AirTran into merger partner Southwest continues as Southwest announced it will take over nonstop service from four AirTran cities, namely Charlotte; Flint; Portland, Maine; and Rochester, beginning April 14. The switchover means, among other things, that first and second-checked bags wi