Rhino,

East Coast will be years. My June 2011 class can't hold ATL, BWI, or MDW. A few of my class are in MCO and HOU. Took 2 years to get there (when the ATL base opened in Aug).

There are still ~ 1,000 AirTran guys to transition and almost all live in the East. I expect my class to get displaced to PHX / LAS / OAK again next year as that happens. May take years for us to get back.

Best guess 3-5 years. That and a 20 year upgrade would make me head to DAL / UAL if I were an East Coast guy.

Good Luck

Bayou