A-List getting free AirTran A+ Elite Status :-)
Jul 5, 2012, 2:55 pm
#1
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A-List getting free AirTran A+ Elite Status :-)
Just got the following email, very cool. 
Activate Your AirTran Airways®
A+ Elite Member Status! AirTran and Southwest
Dear XXX:
As a Rapid Rewards A-List Member, you can now enjoy reciprocal benefits on AirTran Airways flights by activating your complimentary A+ Elite status.
To activate your A+ Elite status, simply click on the button below and complete the form. Please allow two to three weeks for processing. Once processed, you will enjoy special privileges designed to make your travel on AirTran Airways easier, faster, and more enjoyable than ever.
Rapid Rewards and A+ Rewards are committed to maintaining the recognition of our most loyal Members, and this is just the beginning of an exciting integration of two great frequent flyer programs. Stay tuned as we continue working to create the best frequent flyer program in the sky!
Activate Your AirTran Airways®
A+ Elite Member Status! AirTran and Southwest
Dear XXX:
As a Rapid Rewards A-List Member, you can now enjoy reciprocal benefits on AirTran Airways flights by activating your complimentary A+ Elite status.
To activate your A+ Elite status, simply click on the button below and complete the form. Please allow two to three weeks for processing. Once processed, you will enjoy special privileges designed to make your travel on AirTran Airways easier, faster, and more enjoyable than ever.
Rapid Rewards and A+ Rewards are committed to maintaining the recognition of our most loyal Members, and this is just the beginning of an exciting integration of two great frequent flyer programs. Stay tuned as we continue working to create the best frequent flyer program in the sky!
Jul 5, 2012, 6:01 pm
#3
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I am pretty sure you can if you transfer enough SW credits (120,000 pts = 100 AT credits = AT CP). http://thepointsguy.com/2012/04/movi...nd-vice-versa/, but you would have to redeem the credits to get it and that would effectively wipe out your 120,000 points.
Jul 6, 2012, 5:07 am
#4
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
Programs: WN Nothing and spending the half million points from too many flights, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 8,043
I just signed up! This is a great deal. It would be a lot better if BNA, my home airport, had AirTran service.
Well at least I can connect onto Airtran from WN, right?
Well at least I can connect onto Airtran from WN, right?
Jul 6, 2012, 9:18 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: SJC, Northern Cal.
Programs: SWA RR BIS 6.2M, A+'20, CP'20, AA, UA Gold, Hertz PC, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 909
Didn't this happen months ago? Is this notification going out as people are reaching A+ or rolling out in stages?
I got my notification some time back iirc...
I got my notification some time back iirc...
Jul 6, 2012, 10:21 am
#6
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I have been A List for a long time so I assume its rolling out in stages. I tried to search but didnt see anything (also I am not great at searching the forums).
Last edited by olouie; Jul 6, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Jul 6, 2012, 12:15 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Dallas
Programs: AA Gold; WN A-List Pref., CP; Marriott Plat.
Posts: 341
A-List getting free AirTran A+ Elite Status :-)
I also received this some time ago - I was A-list Preferred - Perhaps that made a difference in being in the first group.
Jul 6, 2012, 10:47 pm
#8
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Jul 7, 2012, 7:23 pm
#9
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Chicago
Programs: SWA A-List Preferred and Companion Pass holder, AirTran A+ Elite, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 119
I'm A-list (getting close to +, but not there yet) and got this offer about 6 months ago, and have taken 5 RT on AirTran because of it (and the ability to flip those earned credits into Southwest points).
I've got to say, I'm 8/10 on free upgrades to Business Class on these AirTran flights, and it's a really nice product; as excited as I am about the merger, I'm going to be kinda sad to see the first-class part of AirTran go.
I've got to say, I'm 8/10 on free upgrades to Business Class on these AirTran flights, and it's a really nice product; as excited as I am about the merger, I'm going to be kinda sad to see the first-class part of AirTran go.
Jul 7, 2012, 8:18 pm
#10
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
Programs: WN Nothing and spending the half million points from too many flights, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 8,043
Sounds good, but I am still having trouble finding the AirTran ticket counter at BNA. Wait, I could use SDF. Nope, no service there. LEX works if I want to go to MCO (or through ATL ARRGGHHH!), but it is iffy as I can do MCO on WN from BNA.
If I could just connect.....
If I could just connect.....
Jul 8, 2012, 8:39 am
#11
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Location: Chicagoland, IL, USA
Programs: WN CP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,189
Sounds good, but I am still having trouble finding the AirTran ticket counter at BNA. Wait, I could use SDF. Nope, no service there. LEX works if I want to go to MCO (or through ATL ARRGGHHH!), but it is iffy as I can do MCO on WN from BNA.
If I could just connect.....
If I could just connect.....
My old hometown.
Jul 8, 2012, 8:49 pm
#12
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,412
I'm A-list (getting close to +, but not there yet) and got this offer about 6 months ago, and have taken 5 RT on AirTran because of it (and the ability to flip those earned credits into Southwest points).
I've got to say, I'm 8/10 on free upgrades to Business Class on these AirTran flights, and it's a really nice product; as excited as I am about the merger, I'm going to be kinda sad to see the first-class part of AirTran go.
I've got to say, I'm 8/10 on free upgrades to Business Class on these AirTran flights, and it's a really nice product; as excited as I am about the merger, I'm going to be kinda sad to see the first-class part of AirTran go.
AirTran's product is better overall, but WN has done its best to destroy it. XM radio is gone...and Biz Class is next.
Jul 9, 2012, 12:32 pm
#13
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Jul 11, 2012, 12:53 pm
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