Having flown AirTran on a round trip....I'll NEVER use them again.
Talk about "cattle cars".
YUCK!!!
The DC 9, Super 80s, etc, were the backbone of Northwest Airlines for decades.
AirTran was the first carrier I took that made me say that, as well.
AirTran: The airline formerly known as Valujet.
http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/NEWS/9709/24/valujet.presser/
I dunno, I have flown Airtrans twice in the past year, found there service to be good, flight to be enjoyable and the price was right... I can't complain.
Last wretched flights I had were Continental and United, both planes had duct tape holding on parts of the interior cabin (cosmetic yes, but still tacky) and the stewardesses were more interested in gossiping with one another in the back of the plain than doing anything esle.