NEWS: AirTran Grabs a Little Midway

AirTran is taking up some of the slack created by ATA's departure from Chicago-Midway airport adding service to both Minneapolis-St. Paul and Boston. You will recall that Southwest recently used its advantage with ATA to grab up another 4 gates at Midway in preparation for their own expansion in that market. Southwest's advantage lies in the fact that they own about 30% of ATA via a loan to keep the airline afloat in bankruptcy.