AirTran Launching Direct Flights for Baltimore-Missouri CheapOair Staff February 23, 2011 general AirTran Making Nonstop Flights to Branson Announced Wednesday, AirTran Airways will be providing direct flights from Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport to Branson, Missouri. The airline will deliver one flight per week, every Saturday, beginning on May 28th. According to the report, 8 million people visited Branson last year. AirTran will also be making flights to Branson from Chicago. Source: BizJournals