Hi All!

Here's the letter I wrote back...

Dear Ms. H!

Thank you very much for this wonderful news; I am very grateful for the consideration Northwest has given my request. I am already booked on two flights with Northwest (PNRs: AAAAAA and BBBBBB) and I am very much looking forward to enjoying getting to my destination on Northwest as well as the benefits that Platinum Elite status will give me.

One question - I have very little time (less than 6 months) to ensure that I remain a Platinum Elite member. Without question, my goal is to maintain this status indefinitely, but I am concerned that due to the lag in my request that I will end up losing this valuable benefit. As a result, I was hoping that the period I have to fly to maintain Platinum status could be extended or alternatively that the period for benefits be changed from between 10 July 2008 and 31 December 2008 to 31 Dec 2009 which would give me a full year to generate the required flights and ensure uninterrupted benefits. Any additional consideration you could give to this request would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Arie
WP Member #000000000

-and- here's the response I got back:

Dear Mr Arie,

Thank you for your recent e-mail.

Your Platinum elite status ends on 2-28-09.

WorldPerks Elite is an annual program based on flights accrued in a calendar year.

Silver needs 25,000 miles or 30 segments, Gold needs 50,000 miles or 60 segments and Platinum needs 75,000 miles or 100 segments in order to qualify for Elite status.

For information regarding elite Qualifying Segments and qualifications for the Elite program, please visit our website at htt://www.nwa.com/freqfly/elite/overview.html

If you have any additional questions, concerns, or need further assistance, please let us know.

Sincerely,

BC
WorldPerks Customer Service Center

Sounds pretty final to me, but of course if anyone knows someone or gets a better answer - please post it or message me.

All the best,
Arie