Guess I will need to email Delta and see if they will status match. I sure have loved my run with Airtran but I will not subject myself to WN. I have had a better experience with Airtran than any other airline out of ATL, upgrade via pay or Elite on every flight, don't pay a bag fee already, love the XM and Wifi, and have always been treated very well by CS.
I can't imagine trading that in for the Southwest experience. Looks like it is back to the bigs with whoever will give me a status match.