Originally Posted by
cooger72
+1. I'm in the same situation. Not having it doesn't affect me out of MEM, but I can't earn WN status out of MEM until they switch over, at which time I'll have nothing on WN and nothing useful to me on FL.
If my travel plans take me east of the Mississippi, I will seriously consider a detour to MEM for Interstate BBQ.
Best of luck with your status matching efforts. I have a feeling that Southwest will bend the elite qualification rules to keep as many AirTran customers as possible.