Southwest closes AirTran purchase for $1 billion in cash, stock

Southwest Airlines 737-300. Photo: By Rob Finlayson. Southwest Airlines on Monday completed its acquisition of AirTran Airways, a move that combines the world's largest LCC with the third largest LCC in North America and further accelerates the US industry's consolidation. The deal gained US Dept...

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