Bye Bye Airtran
Nov 5, 2014, 12:14 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP,2MM, DL Gold,Starwood PLT
Posts: 3,876
Bye Bye Airtran
Interesting ride but it's over now. Bet of luck to employees who moved over to WN. You'll make a lot more money so probably not a bad thing for the crew
Nov 5, 2014, 6:17 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: DL DM & 5MM, WN
Posts: 1,451
"Interesting ride" is a bit of an odd way to describe 17 years of operation in its present form, finally settling in with a fleet of over 120 new mainline jets and operating that way for over a decade as a price leader based in the world's busiest airport. From the frequent flyer's point of view, a "good ride."
From the labor side, we have heavy layoffs in ATL ground staff, reasonable treatment for FAs and devastating outcomes for the pilots.
From the labor side, we have heavy layoffs in ATL ground staff, reasonable treatment for FAs and devastating outcomes for the pilots.
Nov 6, 2014, 3:02 pm
#3
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 622
So many things to miss
1) The upgrades -paid or free.
2) the flight credits. as someone who flies a lot on the east coast, I don't accumulate as many miles domestically.
3) more direct flight choices from ATL
4) the cheap fares: though this has been less frequent since WN took over. I used to fly on quite a few spontaneous trips with those two week advance fares of 70-100 bucks each way. In fact, I have stopped taking spontaneous trips that I doubt I will retain A List for 2016.
1) The upgrades -paid or free.
2) the flight credits. as someone who flies a lot on the east coast, I don't accumulate as many miles domestically.
3) more direct flight choices from ATL
4) the cheap fares: though this has been less frequent since WN took over. I used to fly on quite a few spontaneous trips with those two week advance fares of 70-100 bucks each way. In fact, I have stopped taking spontaneous trips that I doubt I will retain A List for 2016.
Nov 7, 2014, 8:49 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Runway 22 @ KROC
Posts: 706
So many things to miss
1) The upgrades -paid or free.
2) the flight credits. as someone who flies a lot on the east coast, I don't accumulate as many miles domestically.
3) more direct flight choices from ATL
4) the cheap fares: though this has been less frequent since WN took over. I used to fly on quite a few spontaneous trips with those two week advance fares of 70-100 bucks each way. In fact, I have stopped taking spontaneous trips that I doubt I will retain A List for 2016.
1) The upgrades -paid or free.
2) the flight credits. as someone who flies a lot on the east coast, I don't accumulate as many miles domestically.
3) more direct flight choices from ATL
4) the cheap fares: though this has been less frequent since WN took over. I used to fly on quite a few spontaneous trips with those two week advance fares of 70-100 bucks each way. In fact, I have stopped taking spontaneous trips that I doubt I will retain A List for 2016.
Nov 13, 2014, 9:16 am
#5
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: JAX/St Augustine, FL
Programs: Delta Plat, Southwest RR, HHonors Diamond, Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 529
So many things to miss
1) The upgrades -paid or free.
2) the flight credits. as someone who flies a lot on the east coast, I don't accumulate as many miles domestically.
3) more direct flight choices from ATL
4) the cheap fares: though this has been less frequent since WN took over. I used to fly on quite a few spontaneous trips with those two week advance fares of 70-100 bucks each way. In fact, I have stopped taking spontaneous trips that I doubt I will retain A List for 2016.
1) The upgrades -paid or free.
2) the flight credits. as someone who flies a lot on the east coast, I don't accumulate as many miles domestically.
3) more direct flight choices from ATL
4) the cheap fares: though this has been less frequent since WN took over. I used to fly on quite a few spontaneous trips with those two week advance fares of 70-100 bucks each way. In fact, I have stopped taking spontaneous trips that I doubt I will retain A List for 2016.
Nov 14, 2014, 1:16 am
#6
Join Date: Oct 2010
Programs: My opinions are my own and not that of my employer(s)
Posts: 1,411
Nov 14, 2014, 10:43 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 5,813
Not all pilots. But many former Airtran pilots feel the integration was not fair to them. Every Airtran Captain was down graded to First Officer with many years until they could upgrade again. Even junior pilots will have to wait many more years to become Captains if they don't have to retire first. According to many Captains have taken big pay cuts and now have to commute with the downsizing of the Atlanta base and loss of seniority.