Highlights
A collection of news and information related to AirTran published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 375
» View kspr.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-32
•
Next >
-
Southwest officially lands in Branson
creplogle@schurz.comBRANSON, Mo. -- Wanna get away? Southwest Airlines officially landed at the Branson Airport Saturday. It follows the lead of its subsidiary AirTran Airways. That airline served the Branson Airport for nearly four years. "Our arrival in Branson...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Boeing Co., Midway, Air Transportation Industry
-
Study shows airlines don't rank high in customer satisfaction
It's a good news, bad news story for airline customer satisfaction: Scores are the best in nearly two decades, but consumers still love to hate airlines more than most any other industry, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Customer...Tags: U.S. Airways, Career and Workplace, Midway Airport, Southwest Airlines Co., JetBlue Airways
-
Fees for airline extras have made the trip to Europe
The era of passenger fees — charges for checked bags, seat upgrades and onboard food — began to take hold in the U.S. when airlines tried to offset their losses from surging fuel prices in 2008. Now, with Europe in the grip of the longest...
Tags: Transportation, Air Transportation, Southwest Airlines Co., Travel, France
-
Inflight Wi-Fi provider Gogo dusts off IPO plans
Itasca-based inflight Wi-Fi provider Gogo dusted off its plans to go public on Monday, saying it is seeking to raise between $165 million and $187 million in an initial public offering. Gogo, which as of the end of April had its WiFi system installed...
Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., United Air Lines, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, American Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines
-
105 million hours of digital activities lost to FAA ban, study says
When flight attendants order travelers to shut off their electronic devices during takeoffs and landings, they disrupt a lot of valuable technological activity. Well, maybe the activity is not so valuable but there is a lot of it. More than 105...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Southwest Airlines Co., Federal Aviation Administration, Electronics, Science and Technology
-
Southwest, BWI aim for international flights
Southwest Airlines and BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport are talking about adding overseas flights, perhaps as early as 2015. "International is going to grow at BWI, and it's going to grow with Southwest," said Paul Wiedefeld, the airport's executive...
Tags: U.S. Airways, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Transportation, Air Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-
Temporary checkpoint closures set this week at BWI
Security checkpoints at the two busiest concourses at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport will be temporarily closed at separate times this week to allow for construction, officials said. The two checkpoints serve airline gates for Southwest Airlines and its...Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Southwest Airlines Co., Concourse, Air Transportation Industry
-
Smaller air hubs hit hard by consolidation
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMEMPHIS, Tenn. This riverfront city once boasted an airline hub to rival Atlanta's, providing an international sheen and a source of civic pride. It's a familiar sentiment for Atlantans. But lately the storyline in Memphis and other smaller cities has...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Richard Anderson, FedEx Corporation, Heavy Engineering, Delta Air Lines
-
Economic development: all hands on deck
By Jay Joseph An economic development director recently told me that his job is the one city job everyone thinks they can do. Folks don't think they can be the City Attorney or the Police Chief, but they think they can be the Economic Development...Tags: Hampton Roads, Economy, Business and Finance, Economy, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Business
-
Customers are happier with airline experiences, study shows
Fliers are vastly more satisfied with their airline experience, and Alaska and JetBlue are tops at making customers happy, a new study released on Wednesday (today) shows. The results are the best for the airlines since 2006, according to the 2013 North...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Media Industry
-
Southwest Airlines to offer flights to Richmond, Norfolk
Southwest Airlines will start daily flights to Richmond and Norfolk on Nov. 3. The Dallas-based airline says it will have one nonstop flight between Orlando, Fla., and Richmond International Airport, taking over a route now flown by AirTran Airways....
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry
-
Mergers, higher fares hurt NN airport
NEWPORT NEWS — More than a year after AirTran airways flew out of the Newport News-Williamsburg Airport for the last time, nearly 400,000 fewer passengers are flying out of Hampton Roads, according to airport executive director Ken Spirito. It's not...
Tags: Old Dominion University, Hampton Roads, U.S. Airways, Air Transportation, Marketing
Mar 9, 2013
|Story| KSPR-TV
Jun 18, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 10, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 9, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 8, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 2, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 30, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 21, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 8, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 25, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Original site for AirTran topic gallery.
