Airtran Details Flight, Job Plans; Carrier Would Add 1,100 Workers If It Buys Midwest

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AirTran Holdings Inc. on Monday took the unusual step of providing details on the number of flights and jobs it would add in Milwaukee if it completes a hostile takeover of Midwest Air Group Inc.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the carrier in Orlando, Fla., says it would add 74 daily departures from Mitchell International Airport, double seating capacity and add 29 destinations.

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Airtran Details Flight, Job Plans; Carrier Would Add 1,100 Workers If It Buys Midwest

Midwest Air, which operates Midwest Airlines and regional carrier Midwest Connect, offers about 140 daily departures from Mitchell to just over 40 cities.

That increased business would create about 1,100 jobs in Milwaukee, with an initial payroll ...

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