Southwest moves into Atlanta

Perhaps not since the march of General Sherman has Atlanta seen such a sudden change in the status quo. While infinitely smaller than Delta, AirTran operates to dozens of cities from Delta's hub city. Unlike Southwest's usual "go-slow" approach, it will enter the Atlanta market with a fully fledged, nationwide network as well as routes to some near-international Caribbean and Mexican points. It also inherits a full infrastructure system at the airport.