Standby Priority Rules
 

Does anyone know what are the standby priority rules for Airtran? I recently lost my standby priority on 2 flights I was put standby on due to an airline delay and missed connection. The Airtran agent refused to explain the priority of standby to me. The only thing he said was that if there are for example 4 people on standby and only 1 seat available, the one who paid the most for their ticket will get the seat regardless of whether they were Elite A+ Rewards or not. Is that true?

Unfortunately, unlike with most other airlines, elite members seem to have no higher standby priority with airtran than regular members.
Elite members are however always able to get on a flight if they paid a "Full Y" or upgrade to "Full Y"
Otherwise my guess is that the standby priority is:
-Full Y fare
-Time of request

paid business class always gets top priority for standby
then upgraded BC
next is missed connections - all other fare classes
then everyone else

order within each category is by timestamp - but the GA always has discretion, so mentioning that you are elite never hurts...