I'm confused...AirTran threw the kids off the plane. How was that a reward? Was it because they were still on the ground when they did it?
They put them on other flights, CL, rather than voiding their tickets. And they also gave them vouchers for a free flight in the future.
I would also point out that many of these teens pulled the victim card and blamed Southwest for being anti-Semitic (nice lashon hara guys), rather than taking responsibility for their own actions.