Flight Attendants Reach Tentative Contract at AirTran

AFA-CWA flight attendants at AirTran won pay increases and enhanced work rules in a two-year tentative agreement reached this week, in negotiations mediated by the National Mediation Board.

The agreement covers more than 2,000 flight attendants and will be sent to the membership for review and a ratification vote. The results will be counted on Apr. 18; if ratified, the agreement takes effect May 1.

"Over the past five weeks, AirTran Flight Attendants have been picketing across the country, sending a message that we would not rest until we had a new agreement in place," said Alison Head, AFA-CWA AirTran President.

Separately, AFA-CWA International President Veda Shook appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" to talk about concerns for air passengers and crews traveling to Japan and Asia. Watch her interview here.