Originally Posted by
knope2001
If AirTran had bought Midwest then Republic and Frontier would not have been in the picture whatsoever. More likely is that AirTran would have been on the ropes financially by spending way too much for Midwest. But of course anything is speculation...no one knows for sure.
In 2006 Airtran attempted to buy Midwest eventually Republic Holdings acquired the assets. If Airtran had acquired Midwest I believe that would have been the best result. But it didn't happen.