From the June 2004 Ticket newsletter:

BREAKING NEWS: Later this month, AirTran will add some sweet new redemption opportunities for high flyers in its A-Plus Rewards program.

· For 50 credits AirTran will buy you one coach roundtrip ticket on any airline from any AirTran Airways city to any other city not served by AirTran Airways in Hawaii, Mexico, or Canada (AirTran buys your ticket on another carrier, so there's little problem with blackouts or sellouts).

· For 100 credits, AirTran will buy you one coach roundtrip ticket on any airline from any AirTran Airways city to any other city not served by AirTran Airways anywhere in the world – e.g. Air France to Paris, QANTAS to Sydney. (In an ironic twist, this means that when AirTran buys your ticket on say, Delta, you'll also earn SkyMiles for your AirTran reward flight.)

· Also, for 100 credits you can get a free companion pass for one year (take someone with you for free each time, and you can change that person once each quarter). Also new, Elite level members can transfer flight credits to anyone, anytime.

This is indeed good news, and all the more reason to keep flying AirTran!