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Southwest service comes to Atlanta in February - ajc.com - Kelly Yamanouchi
http://www.ajc.com/business/southwest-service-comes-to-1130051.html
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-This coming Feb. 12 will be a red-letter day for travelers who've long pined for Southwest Airlines to come to Atlanta.
The Dallas-based carrier will make its arrival at Hartsfield-Jackson International, launching 15 daily flights from Atlanta to five different cities.
The announcement of the date follows Southwest's purchase of AirTran Airways in May. It now operates AirTran as a subsidiary but does not fly its own planes to Atlanta.
That will change in February when Southwest jets begin flying between Atlanta and Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Denver, Houston Hobby and Chicago Midway. AirTran already flies to all of those cities except Austin, which Southwest is adding as a new route.
In the months after that, Southwest and AirTran will blend operations and eventually AirTran jets will be repainted in Southwest colors, and Southwest will take over its role as chief rival to Delta Air Lines in the local market.
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