AirTran holds first Bermuda seat sale

AirTran’s first seat sale to Bermuda started this week.

Flights to Atlanta can be had for $366.45 round trip for a May 17 to May 24 excursion out of Bermuda.

When I checked two weeks ago the price was $590, including taxes, so that’s a saving of over $200.

The bad part of the deal is you have to fly through Baltimore as the direct flight to Bermuda doesn’t start until May 26 and you have to travel by May 24 for the seat sale.

The Baltimore lowest seat sale price is $292.45, which is a saving of $118 from when AirTran announced it would be flying to Bermuda.

A tip to getting the lowest price from Bermuda is to book your departure date for a Tuesday through Friday.

The following dates are blacked out: February 19-20; March 12-13; March 18-20; March 26; and April 2 and April 23.

You have to book your tickets by January 13.

The Bermuda service from Baltimore is set to begin on April 7 and run through October 24 while the flights from Atlanta will run from May 26 to September 6.

Other lowest ticket prices available during the sale include: Orlando and Tampa ($386) and San Juan, Puerto Rico ($434).

Just so you are aware, AirTran does charge luggage fees — $20 for the first bag and $25 for the second bag.

A snowy nightmare

What’s worse: Having your flight cancelled because of the winter storm or being stuck on a plane on the tarmac for 12 hours?

For many travellers on international airlines in and out of New York’s airports, they faced long delays on the tarmac because of the blizzard.

International airlines don’t come under the U.S. policy in which U.S. domestic airlines can be fined up to $29,000 per passenger for being trapped on a plane on the tarmac for three hours or longer. The U.S. carriers avoided that situation by refusing to let planes take off.

Many flights were cancelled because the runways weren’t available for them to land or gates weren’t available for them to use to deplane. A Cathay Pacific Airways flight was stranded on the tarmac at JFK for 12 hours while a British Airways flight with over 300 people on board waited for almost eight hours.

The airlines are usually very good about rebooking your flight for free because of weather delays; what usually isn’t good is trying to get through to a person on their hotline to rebook it.

The best bet, if you’re stuck in Bermuda is to go to the ticketing office of the airline; or, if you booked through a travel agent, get them to do it for you.

Undercover Boss

If you’re a fan of the CBS reality show Undercover Boss, this Sunday (10pm Bermuda Time), Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s president and CEO will try and go incognito on the Norwegian Epic.

One of the more memorable moments has the CEO leading a crowd of more than a 1,000 in a line dance at the White Hot Party.