AirTran Shareholders Approve Southwest Airlines Merger CheapOair Staff March 23, 2011 general Shareholder approval moves the airlines closer to completing a merger AirTran Airways shareholders have approved a cash-and-stock-buyout offer from Southwest Airlines, according to a statement released today by AirTran. The vote puts the airlines one step closer to completing a merger that was initially agreed upon in September. The merger will give Southwest access to Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport for the first time and control of AirTran’s 138-jet fleet. Source: Bloomberg
