AirTran Airways announces new service to Grand Rapids
Low cost airline AirTran Airways announced that it will begin new nonstop service between Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Mich., and two of AirTran’s largest operations, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Orlando International Airport.
AirTran Airways currently offers more than 700 daily flights from 67 cities with major operations in Atlanta, Baltimore, Milwaukee and Orlando.
“With its diverse mix of industries and population of more than 1.7 million people within an hour of the airport, Grand Rapids and Western Michigan have been on our radar for a long time,” said Kevin Healy, AirTran Airways’ senior vice president, marketing and planning. “Because of the leadership of the local business community, and particularly the Regional Air Alliance of West Michigan, we are finally able to make AirTran service there a reality.”
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