ValuJet was established in 1993 as low-cost competition for Delta at ATL . However , its safety practices were called into question early and the airline was grounded after the 1996 crash of ValuJet Flight 592 . It resumed operations in 1997 as AirTran Airways and was the second-largest airline at ATL until it was acquired by Southwest in 2011 and absorbed into Southwest on December 28 , 2014 . Southwest is now the airport 's second largest carrier
ValuJet Flight 592
ValuJet Flight 592
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport