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AirTran Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Southwest Airlines’ Acquisition of AirTran

DALLAS, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) confirmed today that shareholders of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), the parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran), have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of AirTran by Southwest Airlines. More than 98.6 percent of votes cast and 77.5 percent of shares outstanding were voted in favor of the acquisition.

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The transaction remains under review by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and is subject…

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