AirTran returns to airport

GULFPORT, Miss. – AirTran Airways flights will resume at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport on Jan. 8. The non-stop flights will initially be three days a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, aboard a 117-seat Boeing 717. Jeremiah Gerald, director of air service and business development at the airport, said it’s been almost a year since AirTran pulled out of the market. AirTran returned under a partnership between the IP Casino Resort, Grand Biloxi Casino and Aviation Advantage. (Source: Sun Herald, 12/16/09)