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- Most airlines will let infants travel with their parent(s) for free. However some airlines will charge up to 10% of the adult ticket price. Click on 'Price Breakdown' to find out more.
- If you are pregnant, but due before the flight departure date, please contact us once your baby is born and has a name. We can then add him/her to your ticket.
- Infants will not be given a seat. The airlines expect parents to travel with them on their lap.
- Airlines regard infants as being under 24 months old.
- The fare is based on the child's age on the date of travel.
- More detailed information can be found here Traveling with children

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About
AirTran Airways was an American low-cost airline that was acquired by Southwest Airlines in 2014. The airline was based at Orlando International Airport (MCO) for the majority of the time that it flew but moved to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) when it was bought by Southwest.
At the time that it merged into Southwest, AirTran Airways operated nearly 700 daily flights. The airline flew a mix of domestic and international flights. Within the US, it mainly focussed on flying to destinations in the eastern and midwestern areas of the US. Internationally, it flew to destinations in Mexico and Central America.
AirTran launched in 1993, under the name Conquest Sun Airlines. A year after it launched, it rebranded to AirTran Airways. In 1997, the airline merged with another struggling US airline, ValuJet and took on many of its flight routes. In the 2000s, the airline really expanded its domestic flight offering, launching a regional subsidiary brand (AirTran JetConnect) and launching many new routes to destinations in smaller cities.
In 2010, Southwest announced that it will buy AirTran Airways and acquire al of its routes. The merger took over four years and AirTran Airways was fully integrated into Southwest Airlines on December 28, 2014.
Destinations
At the time that it merged with Southwest, AirTran Airways flew to more than 100 destinations across the US and to other parts of North America and Central America. This included destinations such as Mexico City, Punta Cana, Montego Bay, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orlando, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Wichita, Grand Rapid, St.Louis, New York City, Houston, Burlington, Seattle, Charleston and many more.
Domestic
COUNTRY | CITY | AIRPORT |
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Aruba | Oranjestad | Queen Beatrix Airport |
Bahamas | Nassau | Lynden Pindling Airport |
Bermuda | Bermuda | L.F. Wade Airport |
Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Punta Cana Airport |
Jamaica | Montego Bay | Sangster Airport |
Mexico | Cabo San Lucas | Los Cabos Airport |
Mexico City | Mexico City Airport | |
Cancún | Cancún Airport | |
Puerto Rico | San Juan | Luis Muñoz Marín Airport |
International
STATE | CITY | AIRPORT |
---|---|---|
Alabama | Huntsville/Decatur | Huntsville Airport |
Arizona | Phoenix | Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport |
California | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Airport |
San Francisco | San Francisco Airport | |
Santa Ana/Orange County | John Wayne Airport | |
Colorado | Denver | Denver Airport |
Connecticut | Hartford/Springfield | Bradley Airport |
Florida | Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport |
Fort Myers | Southwest Florida Airport | |
Jacksonville | Jacksonville Airport | |
Palm Beach | Palm Beach Airport | |
Pensacola | Pensacola Airport | |
Key West | Key West Airport | |
Miami | Miami Airport | |
Orlando | Orlando Airport | |
Sarasota/Bradenton | Sarasota-Bradenton Airport | |
Tampa | Tampa Airport | |
Georgia | Atlanta | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta Airport |
Illinois | Bloomington | Central Illinois Airport |
Chicago | Chicago Midway Airport | |
Moline | Quad City Airport | |
Indiana | Indianapolis | Indianapolis Airport |
Iowa | Des Moines | Des Moines Airport |
Kansas | Wichita | Wichita Eisenhower National Airport |
Kentucky | Lexington | Blue Grass Airport |
Louisville | Louisville Airport | |
Louisiana | New Orleans | Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport |
Maine | Portland | Portland Jetport |
Maryland | Baltimore | Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport |
Massachusetts | Boston | Logan Airport |
Michigan | Detroit | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Airport |
Flint | Bishop Airport | |
Grand Rapids | Gerald R. Ford Airport | |
Minnesota | Minneapolis/St. Paul | Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport |
Missouri | Branson | Branson Airport |
Kansas City | Kansas City Airport | |
St. Louis | Lambert-Saint Louis Airport | |
Nevada | Las Vegas | McCarran Airport |
New Jersey | Atlantic City | Atlantic City Airport |
Newark | Newark Liberty Airport | |
New York | Buffalo | Buffalo Niagara Airport |
Newburgh | Stewart Airport | |
New York City | LaGuardia Airport | |
Rochester | Greater Rochester Airport | |
White Plains | Westchester Airport | |
North Carolina | Charlotte | Charlotte/Douglas Airport |
Raleigh-Durham | Raleigh-Durham Airport | |
Asheville | Asheville Airport | |
Ohio | Akron/Canton | Akron-Canton Airport |
Columbus | Port Columbus Airport | |
Dayton | Dayton Airport | |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | Will Rogers World Airport |
Pennsylvania | Allentown | Lehigh Valley Airport |
Harrisburg | Harrisburg Airport | |
Philadelphia | Philadelphia Airport | |
Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Airport | |
Tennessee | Knoxville | McGhee Tyson Airport |
Memphis | Memphis Airport | |
Texas | Dallas/Fort Worth | Dallas/Fort Worth Airport |
Austin | Austin Bergstrom Airport | |
Houston | William P. Hobby Airport | |
San Antonio | San Antonio Airport | |
Vermont | Burlington | Burlington Airport |
Virginia | Newport News | Newport News/Williamsburg Airport |
Norfolk | Norfolk Airport | |
Richmond | Richmond Airport | |
Washington D.C. | Ronald Reagan Washington Airport | |
Washington D.C. | Washington Dulles Airport | |
West Virginia | Charleston | Yeager Airport |
Washington | Seattle | Seattle-Tacoma Airport |
Wisconsin | Milwaukee | General Mitchell Airport |
Fleet
AirTran's fleet consisted of Boeing 717-200 aircraft, of which it was the world's largest operator and Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
What Happened to ValuJet?
ValuJet was an airline that was established in 1993. ValuJet offered many domestic services across the US from its base in Georgia, as well as some international routes to Canada. After some difficult years of operations, the airline was grounded for a few months, before it returned with a smaller fleet and smaller route network. In 1997, the airline's parent holding company acquired AirTran Airways. One of the first courses of action that the company took was to merge ValuJet and AirTran Airways operations. AirTran Airways continued as the surviving brand and, therefore, the ValuJet name stopped being used with the merger.
Frequent Flyer
A+ Rewards
A+ Rewards was the frequent flyer program for AirTran Airways. It rewarded passengers loyal to the airline by giving members of A+ Rewards points each time they flew with the airline. These points could be used to spend on future flights with the airline. On top of this, members with an A+ Rewards membership were also given a range of other benefits, such as access to increased baggage allowances, priority check-in and more.
Airline Alliance
AirTran Airways wasn't a member of any airline alliance.
Codeshare Agreement
After Southwest bought AirTran in 2010, AirTran and Southwest created a codeshare agreement. This lasted up until 2014 when all AirTran routes were merged into Southwest.
Hub Airport
Orlando International Airport
Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the main international airport in Orlando, Florida and was the hub airport for AirTran Airways. The airline used Orlando International as its main hub for the whole time that flew under the AirTran Airways name. It previously used Fort Lauderdale as its hub and, when it merged with Southwest, began using Dallas/Fort Worth as its hub. Orlando International has four runways, two terminal buildings and handles over 50 million passengers each year. AirTran also had secondary hubs at Atlanta, Baltimore and Milwaukee.
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