Expansion
Frontier Airlines launched flights to Branson Airport with daily service to Denver as well as seasonal less than daily service to Milwaukee, which was formerly served from Branson through AirTran.
ExpressJet also operated flights under an independent brand known as Branson Air Express to several markets utilizing regional jets supporting point-to-point transit.
On February 23, 2011 Branson Airport's largest carrier, AirTran Airways announced they would be adding flights from Branson to Baltimore, Chicago-Midway and Houston-Hobby. All flights are year round.
As of August, 2012 Branson Airport offers six nonstop flights with more than 100 connections. AirTran Airways, acquired by Southwest Airlines in May 2011, offers nonstop service to Atlanta, Baltimore-Washington, Chicago, Houston, and Orlando. Frontier Airlines offers nonstop service to Denver. Branson AirExpress offers seasonal service, in 2012 they served Austin and Nashville.
On August 27, 2012, Southwest Airlines announced they would be taking over all AirTran flights at the airport on March 9, 2013. They will fly to Chicago-Midway, Dallas-Love, Houston-Hobby and Saturday-only flights to Orlando.
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