What Has AirTran Done For Southwest Airlines?

The integration of AirTran has made Southwest the largest domestic airline, based on the number of passengers flown. Synergies from AirTran?s acquisition have also played a key role in growing Southwest?s profit from $178 million in 2011, to $421 million in 2012, and to $754 million in 2013. In the current year, these synergies, totaling $400 million for the entire year, have helped Southwest?s profit rise by 75% per year to $946 million in the first three quarters. All in all, AirTran has accel...