Area travelers can save money and a two-hour drive by flying out of Richmond. Since AirTran Airways returned in June 2005, followed by low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways the following year, competition and passenger capacity at Richmond International Airport have gone up while fares have dropped.

ATLANTA - Discount carrier AirTran Airways is cutting 480 jobs, or more than 5 percent of its work force, amid difficult financial times due largely to soaring fuel prices, a company executive said Monday.

By Avrum D. Lank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct. 13--AirTran Airways is planning a major expansion at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport after being stymied in its attempt to buy Midwest Airlines.

By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Aug. 14--AirTran Holdings Inc., beaten back in its attempt to buy Midwest Air Group Inc., will not engage in a major buildup of its small presence at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport, an AirTran executive said Monday.

By CHIP JONES AirTran Airways is not getting as much business here as it would like, but an airline official said it's not giving up on Virginia's capital.