AirTran to restart Fort Myers flights

AirTran Airways is resuming for a second year cold-weather-season flights from Logan International Airport to Fort Myers, Fla.

AirTran said this morning it will start a daily 7:10 a.m. flight from Boston to the Southwest Florida International Airport cq Nov. 7, and add a second departure on Feb. 14 at 6 p.m., right when the Boston Red Sox begin their spring training camp in Fort Myers.

Return flights are initially daily from Fort Myers at 4:15 p.m., with a second 8 a.m. return flight starting Feb. 14. Its website shows fares as low as $198 round-trip, up to $768 for business class.

Delta Air Lines dominates non-stop service between Boston and Fort Myers, controlling 92 percent of the market with average round-trip fares of $242, according to FareReport.com, a website that analyzes US Transportation Department data.

AirTran first began Boston-Fort Myers service last Jan. 4 and, as planned, suspended it in April.
(By Peter J. Howe, Globe staff)