Coupons provided by Little Debbie — a company based in the United States which manufactures snack cakes — allowed AirTran passengers to enjoy a $10.00 discount on their airfares.

However, when FlyerTalk member LegalEagle attempted to check in at Logan Airport in Boston recently, the agent at the AirTran ticket counter demanded an extra $10.00 to be collected because the Little Debbie coupons were “retroactively disallowed,” to which LegalEagle believes is rather crumby.

The icing on the cake is that LegalEagle is not the only FlyerTalk member to encounter this problem.

Was this a half-baked promotion, filled with layers of problems and issues? Does AirTran have the right to “retroactively disallow” coupons that were once valid? Should LegalEagle slice it into AirTran, or is a resolution to this issue simply “pie in the sky?”

Orlando, Florida-based AirTran Airways, which has a hub in Atlanta, has announced that Milwaukee to be 2nd. HUB regarding launching both a pilot and flight attendant base in Milwaukee to support its increased operations, competing with Midwest Airlines. Initially, at least 50 AirTran flight attendants and 50 pilots are expected to be based there. This move, expected to occur in April of 2010, will catapult AirTran Airways with the largest mainline aircraft passenger airline presence in Milwaukee.