I had a similar issue before and thought I had it decided, but now AirTran has changed everything!

So my life story is as follows:
I go to school at BWI, live at BOS, see my girlfriend at GSO, and vacation at FLL. I do about 5 roundtrips between BWI and BOS every year, and maybe 4 between BWI and GSO. Then one more to Florida and maybe some miscellaneous roundtrip elsewhere. I am presently shooting for silver on US by way of 30 segments in a year, or that fast track to preferred that starts in June I think. I am envisioning a 4 segment run this summer. Oh, and I do not mind the indirect routing (BWI-LGA-BOS) on US.

My fetishes are good seats (exits and biz/F) and inflight service. My aspirations are an elite program where I can get upgrades (as a Silver) and priority check in/security.

I have about 8,000 Dividend miles (1200 PQM) and 4 segments this year on US. On FL, I have 4.5 credits and no segments.

Now, my question, should I switch to FL and go for Elite by taking a bunch of BOS-BWI flights under their new double promotion, or should I stick with US and do either a silver challenge or wait for another fast track this summer?

I am worried on Airtran my credits might not be "liquid" enough--that I am limited by my destinations. But I have been very satisfied with their inflight services, unlike many here.

Would US match my FL status if I wanted to switch?


Hmmmmm