Originally Posted by
SCGustafson
Not the same thing. Southwest is converting existing Airtran Credits to Southwest points. Those points do not count toward CP or A-List.
They are also counting Airtran Flights (segments) toward tier status for 2014.
If you fly a lot of short cheap flights you can make A-List or A-List Preferred on flights alone for far fewer dollars (and points) than buying expensive AT or BS fares.