Off the wall things like this attract attention, be it humorous, crazy or just plain stupid. If Airtran had to "pay" for the kind of publicity this "stunt" got it would have cost millions. Obviously it cost money for advertising, all airlines still advertise (newspapers, radio, tv) even during difficult times. This so called "stunt" cost Airtran way less and reached more people than any other form of advertising would have.
......and by the way, I know this is redundant, but Airtran has NEVER even come close to laying off 2000 employees, nor have they given any pay cuts...the fact is ground crew has received a pay increase every year for the last 10 years. So hard to pay attention to those who have no idea what they are talking about.
The reason you have worked for more than 1 legacy carrier is probably because you lost YOUR job to lay offs. Had you been working with Airtran instead of hating them, you would most likley be an employee, not a former employee.
