AirTran is a low-cost domestic airline that is for people traveling for business or for pleasure. The offer business class seating along with their A+Rewards program. The company is a combination of several airlines which include ValuJet, Southern Airways and Eastern Air Lines. Their headquarters is in Orlando, Florida and the customer relations department is situated in Atlanta, Georgia.http://www.airtranairways.com/contact/contact_phone_numbers.aspxhttp://www.airtranairways.com/about-us/corporate_info.aspx?nav_id=107
The A+Rewards program gives you reward flights on any airline, business class upgrade rewards and a free annual companion pass. Elite member get extra benefits and reduced qualification requirements.http://www.aplusrewards.com/a_rewards_more_rewarding.aspx
Discounts and Deals
- AirTran partners with Hertz for car rental discounts.
- World Choice Travel for discounts on hotels, cruises and packages.
- Barclays Bank Delaware credit card that will earn you A+Rewards when $750 is spent within the first 90 days.
- Open Savings from American Express to save you 5% when you use your American Express card to book a flight with AirTran.
- Free XM Satellite Radio on each AirTran flight.
- Any A+Rewards members can earn 1 credit for each one-way flight on Frontier Airlines.
- Access to the 24 hour AeroClinic at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.http://www.airtran.com/programs/program_partners.aspx?nav_id=199
- Net Escapes is a way to keep current on any sales, special offers and promotions that AirTran has going on.
- A-Savers will notify you when there are special offers from specific companies that may be of interest to you. You can sign up to receive these notifications on the AirTran website.http://www.net-escapes.com/net_escapes_sign_up.aspx
Disabled Passengers Controversy
AirTran was fined in August of 2010 by the U.S. Department of Transportation for various violations of laws for assistance of disabled passengers. The fine, which was reported to be $500,000, had to deal mostly with a lack of available wheelchairs made by the airline. Despite the controversy, AirTran spokesperson Christopher White said less than 0.5% of all total AirTran customers made complaints about the issue. AirTran can try and appeal to ruling in order to possible lower the fine.http://www.ajc.com/business/airtran-fined-for-treatment-602801.html
How AirTran Wraps a Plane
This is an exclusive video that shows the process from start to finish for implementation of the decal that goes on the AirTran aircraft. There is a specific process that they go through from the time that they get the image, to reviewing the image for acceptability, to sending the image out to various companies to do the work. They call it wrapping of the plane for placing the AirTran logo on their aircraft.
