Has anyone flown Air Tran?

[dwsupt]

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We love airtran- they fly out of Bloomington, IL and that is only 30 minutes away. Convienant and close by. Good service too.

 

[Jimster]

Air tran

Seriously, Air Tran has a good product but its coverage is primarily East of the Mississippin and that is why they are partnered with Frontier Airlines ( I think they are still partners) who has coverage West of the Mississippi. It is Frontier which has some questionnable finances considering the on slaught of Southwest in many of its markets. For those of you who are Southwest fans, you can smile as I say that but make it a quick one. Southwest is now ideally positioned with low aviation fuel costs while the others are not. Let's wait and see how user friendly Southwest is going to be when their long term aviation fuel contracts run out and they have to scramble for every buck like the rest of the boys.

 

[Timeshare Von]

Great for last minute travel vs other airlines. Last time I used them I paid the $6 to select my seat early (I think exit row costs more). My recollection is that the $6 included selecting seats on both legs.George

Nope each leg is $6 so it was $24pp to choose RTw/connection.

 

[Carol C]

I love Air Tran and fly them several times a year.

 

[AwayWeGo]

1-Way To Orlando, Florida.

In November 2004, we flew via AirTran from DCA to MCO with a longish layover in Atlanta.

The only bad part was that MCO turned off the baggage carousel before our suitcases emerged from in back. By peering through the little door, we could see our bags sitting back there on the concrete, next to those of 1 other passenger who also was waiting for luggage pick-up. All the other passengers -- from our flight & several others -- had long since got their bags & gone on.

The Chief Of Staff felt semi-tempted to go through the little door on hands & knees to retrieve the stalled suitcases. Fortunately, I was able to talk her out of that.

After a delay of 40 minutes or so, somebody brought out our suitcases & those of the other passenger who was waiting.

Other than the inconvenience to us, what really peeved us was that the guy picking us up at the airport was also held up needlessly for those 40 minutes.

So our gripe is not so much with AirTran as with the baggage doofuses behind the scenes at MCO.

Our return trip was via eBay 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan that we bought from the guy who picked us up at MCO (who waited patiently all through the suitcase episode). The eBay guy drove us to our newly acquired minivan, handed us 2 Disney tickets & the car keys (we already had the title & the tags), & off we went to our 1-star PriceLine motel (never again).

Next day we checked in at our outstanding Orlando timeshare for the start of another great Florida vacation week.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[dioxide45]

Nope each leg is $6 so it was $24pp to choose RTw/connection.

This is inaccurate. It is indeed $6 for each way, not $6 for each leg. So if two people are flying with one stop each way they pay $24, same as two people flying and returning non-stop. I have read on Disboards that if you link through Kayak you don't end up paying the seat selection fees.

 

[angel72]

air tran

We like Air Tran. The prices are right and we have flown them to San Diego and Orlando.

 

[Skinsfan1311]

Hey it includes free beverages of the intoxicating variety so that is good enough "food" for my needs. No airplane food is gourmet anymore - first class or not. The inexpensive upgrade cost for more room & drinks makes it a great value if available

Good points, however, you'll need to buy quite a few of those $5.00 drinks to make up the $40.00 upgrade fee.

That being said,(and if the flight is long enough), the additional leg room afforded in business class can make it worth it.

A few years ago, we had enough credits for free round trips to Vegas out of Baltimore. We flew business class on the flight out and the seats were comfy and the drinks were plentiful

 

[Timeshare Von]

This is inaccurate. It is indeed $6 for each way, not $6 for each leg. So if two people are flying with one stop each way they pay $24, same as two people flying and returning non-stop. I have read on Disboards that if you link through Kayak you don't end up paying the seat selection fees.

Then I was overcharged as I just rechecked my billing and we were charged $24 each for the seat selection. Maybe it's changed since we booked last summer - I don't know and not going to worry about it any more. I will keep it in mind if/when I book my next flight w/ them.

 

[sandesurf]

Then I was overcharged as I just rechecked my billing and we were charged $24 each for the seat selection. Maybe it's changed since we booked last summer - I don't know and not going to worry about it any more. I will keep it in mind if/when I book my next flight w/ them.

I just checked on our upcoming LAX-BWI r/t, in a few weeks. We paid $12 each, $24 total.

sorry...

 

[djs]

Good points, however, you'll need to buy quite a few of those $5.00 drinks to make up the $40.00 upgrade fee.

That being said,(and if the flight is long enough), the additional leg room afforded in business class can make it worth it.

A few years ago, we had enough credits for free round trips to Vegas out of Baltimore. We flew business class on the flight out and the seats were comfy and the drinks were plentiful

Actually, if the drinks normally cost $5, one "only" need 8 drinks to come out even. I guess the definition of "quite a few" is in the eye of the beholder....or "drinker" as the case may be.

 

[dioxide45]

Good points, however, you'll need to buy quite a few of those $5.00 drinks to make up the $40.00 upgrade fee.

That being said,(and if the flight is long enough), the additional leg room afforded in business class can make it worth it.

A few years ago, we had enough credits for free round trips to Vegas out of Baltimore. We flew business class on the flight out and the seats were comfy and the drinks were plentiful

Actually, if the drinks normally cost $5, one "only" need 8 drinks to come out even. I guess the definition of "quite a few" is in the eye of the beholder....or "drinker" as the case may be.

I believe the upgrade fees start at $49 at a minimum. So it would take at least 10, though also subtract out the $15 checked bag fee if you are checking a bag. This is if you upgrade at checkin and not at the gate.