AirTran: We’ve Got Beer!

May 8th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

Longtime OTR readers know I LOVE press releases about nothing. AirTran has a good one today, breathlessly announcing that to celebrate its new flights to St. Louis, it will have Budweiser products on board that were produced THAT VERY SAME DAY!

On the down side, you have to drink Budweiser.

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ricks american May 8th, 2007 12:30 pm :
I know it makes me a snob but I’m still amazed that there are people in this country that routinely order bud/miller/etc because they like it.
Jared May 8th, 2007 3:59 pm :
I can’t believe people order etc lite.

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