Originally Posted by
calmwinds
AirTran now flies 737’s after they merged with Southwest. Where do you think Delta got their 717’s? Southwest dumped AirTran’s 717s on Delta.
AirTran doesn’t fly anything. That’s like saying Mesaba flies CRJ 900s or Shuttle America flies 170s.
No one dumped anything on Delta. Southwest didn’t want them since they wanted to keep an all 737 fleet. 717 operations allowed Delta to reduce 50 seat RJ flying significantly, and offer much better service on many routes. It seems as if you like to argue about a lot of things you really know nothing about, and it’s clearer than ever here.