AirTran Airways A+ Rewards - What will Elite status mean to Southwest

when this all converts?

anyone know?

No idea what your talking about. Please explain.

what will happen to our Elite status? Will it give us anything at all?

Southwest has not yet announced when, or if, the two carriers will combine their programs.

As for elite status, current AirTran elite members get complimentary A-list on Southwest.

If you did not receive a welcome packet with an A-list card, you will have to contact customer service.

You get A-List status on Southwest, which is borderline worthless compared to what we currently get with Airtran Elite.

You get A-List status on Southwest, which is borderline worthless compared to what we currently get with Airtran Elite.

Agree. I've been Airtran Elite for a few years and I've done a few Southwest flights since we got A-List status.

I was A26 and A28 on a recent roundtrip from MCO to New Orleans.

And because Southwest flights are like a bus, you can be an even better A and get a bad seat because eve if you're the first one of the plane, there can be people on their passing through who moved to all the good seats.

Furthermore, as a frequent flyer, I would do really short connections because I never check bags and I can hustle through airports. Even if you have a good A position, a short connection on Southwest means you have an awful seat because being the last one on board means a middle seat.

Sorry Giants fans, But in the Southwest world, you cannot spell ELITE without LITE.