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Fare Sale. AirTran Airways has one-way fares between Baltimore and Orlando for $89 and between Chicago and Sarasota for $80. Check the AirTran website for flights and sale fares for trips through Feb. 11, 2009. Also, the airline is increasing flights to Washington D.C. from Milwaukee and Atlanta in anticipation of Inauguration Day fever. (See 10 things to do in Washington...
Seat Reassignment. On AirTran Airways flights, you can pay to upgrade from economy to business class, even after boarding the plane. So, if you're stuck next to an unsavory seatmate, just give the flight attendant the extra $49-$99 for an upgrade...
Indy City Hub. The Indianapolis International Airport opened on Nov. 11, complete with a 13-foot model of a Boeing 737, lots of security lanes, check-in kiosks, restaurants and shopping. Airlines serving the new hub: AirTran, Continental, United and others...
...majors won't have these routes to themselves and may soon face competition for business they once had locked up. Low-cost airlines such as AirTran, JetBlue and Spirit are bidding for part of the $2 billion the Department of Defense spends annually to move personnel and equipment around the world. Traditionally, major passenger and cargo airlines have dominated that business, but they may soon find themselves in a bidding war with the lower-cost carriers...
...playing field has started to change. For one thing, the big airlines aren't that big anymore. They have been weakened by competition and can no longer use cutthroat pricing to scare off newer, low-fare airlines like AirTran, Frontier and JetBlue. In fact, low-cost carriers (LCCs) now account for 25% of all airline traffic, up from 10% five years ago, which has helped drive down fares. Last August, low-cost king Southwest Airlines carried more passengers than any other U.S. airline, the first time an LCC has claimed the top spot...