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Southwest, Airtran Merging

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 27, 2010 3:40PM

The two largest airlines out of Midway announced a merger this morning as Southwest Airlines plans to purchase AirTran for $1.4 billion. The new airline would assume operations by 2012 under the current plan. It comes on the heels of the previously announced United-Continental merger.