from http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081023/earns_airtran.html

Discount carrier AirTran Airways would be willing to discuss a codeshare agreement with larger rival Southwest Airlines Co., its chief said Thursday as its parent company reported it swung to a $107.1 million third-quarter loss despite a double-digit rise in sales.

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Fornaro said AirTran and Southwest, to date, have not discussed the idea.

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A Southwest spokeswoman, Beth Harbin, declined to comment on Fornaro's remarks. She said Southwest was "really focused now on Canada and Mexico."

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"We would be much more interested at this point in time than perhaps two or three years ago," Fornaro told AP.

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In July, Southwest announced its first international codesharing deal, with Canadian low-fare carrier WestJet Airlines Ltd. Details of the arrangement have not been disclosed, but Southwest jets will not go to Canada; WestJet planes will fly over the border to U.S. cities served by Southwest.

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly has also said the airline would like a similar agreement to connect passengers to Mexico and the Caribbean by late 2009, and to Europe and beyond in later years.

Southwest is also looking for a new partner to offer Hawaii flights. Southwest sold seats to Hawaii until partner ATA Airlines filed for bankruptcy and stopped flying.

AirTran will launch service to Cancun, Mexico, on Feb. 25.