I-ORLANDO, Fla. - I-AirTran Holdings, Inc., inkampani engumzali ye-AirTran Airways, ibhengeze namhlanje ukuba abanini-masheya bayo bavote kakhulu ukuba bavume ukudityaniswa kwenkampani ephantsi ye-Southwest Airlines Co. kunye kunye ne-AirTran kwintlanganiso ekhethekileyo ebanjwe namhlanje eOrlando. Ngaphezulu kwe-98.6 yepesenti yeevoti kunye ne-77.5 yepesenti yezabelo eziseleyo zavotelwa ngokuxhasa le ntengiselwano.
"Sinombulelo ngevoti yethu eqinileyo yokuzithemba kolu manyano," utshilo uBob Fornaro, usihlalo weAirTran, umongameli kunye negosa elilawulayo. "Ekuvunyweni kwentengiselwano, abanini bethu bamasheya baqaphela ixabiso lokudibanisa i-AirTran kunye ne-Southwest ukudala iqonga lokunyusa inzuzo kunye nexabiso elizinzileyo lexesha elide."
I-AirTran kunye ne-Southwest ibhengeze ukuhlanganiswa okucetywayo ngoSeptemba 27, 2010. Iinkampani zilindele imvume yokudityaniswa okucetywayo kwiSebe lezoBulungisa laseMelika. Ukudityaniswa kungoku nje kulindeleke ukuba kuvalwa ngekota yesibini ka-2011.
Kuze kube yilapho ukufunyanwa kuvunyiwe kwaye kugqitywe, bobabini abathwali baya kuqhubeka besebenza ngokuzimeleyo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- , the parent company of AirTran Airways, announced today that its stockholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co.
- “In approving the transaction, our stockholders recognized the value of bringing together AirTran and Southwest to create a platform for increased profitability and sustainable long-term value.
- The companies are awaiting clearance on the proposed merger from the United States Department of Justice.
