Southwest Airlines Celebrates AirTran Merger at Hartsfield-Jackson
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Uploaded by AtlantaHartsfield on May 2, 2011
To mark the finalization of its acquisition of AirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines executives arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson to celebrate with AirTran employees May 2.
A water-cannon salute, confetti and more than 800 guests greeted the chartered AirTran 737 emblazoned with a special logo marking the occasion. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly and AirTran CEO Bob Fornaro were among passengers aboard the aircraft as it was towed into the AirTran hangar at Hartsfield-Jackson amid cheers and fanfare.
"Today is monumental for Southwest Airlines and it is for AirTran too," said Kelly. "We're celebrating our people and all the hard work it's taken to get to this point. And, we're going to celebrate in style!"
According to officials, the process of converting AirTran's fleet to the Southwest livery should start next year.
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YAY Southwest and Air Tran!
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nice nice very nice !
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Does anyone know what southwest will do with the first class seats airtran has in their aircraft? I know southwest doesn't offer first class, so it'll be interesting to see what they do with them.
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YES !!!! I can fly more !!!!!
From atl to baltimore,md, newark, nj, washington, dc and miami & orlando, fl
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About time that southwest airlines starts showing some progress, now I wonder when they will start repainting them in SWA colors?
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so airtran is gone for ever
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does anyone have a transcript of the speeches?
Yahriel 9 months ago
@Yahriel They might be on the Southwest blog site, thanks!
AtlantaHartsfield 9 months ago