Southwest Airlines will purchase AirTran Holdings for $1.04 billion in cash and stock in a deal that will allow Southwest to expand its presence in major East Coast markets.
*For more on this story, read the full Reuters article.
Southwest Expands Presence With AirTran Buy
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