Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1996
ValuJet Flight 592 disaster
The crash of ValuJet Flight 592 caused extensive public criticism and serious financial and reputational problems for ValuJet, the predecessor business from which the AirTran corporate structure later developed. The event was a major factor in the subsequent merger and abandonment of the ValuJet name.