Originally Posted by gloopy

Yeah this is just a poorly thought out stupid rumor from top to bottom.

Even if the plane "went too senior" whatever that means, that just means where they would have been (100% in higher paying equipment) is more junior and cheaper than it would have been. The fuel numbers have long been established and I seriously doubt AirTran could keep something so super top secret for so long, even if they were the only source, which obviously they weren't. Boeing, Hawaiian and every other operator would also have to be in on it to complete the conspiracy.

I'm calling it. Time of rumor death: 19:32Z