<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ozstamps:
As a further addition to gleff's initial post, maybe a footnote under each plan to folks as to the OPTIMUM time to apply for a comp would greatly assist new comp seekers.
Some plans comp you only to end Feb 2004 if you are approved by Date x, but to end Feb 2005 if approved a week later.
Such dates are WELL worth posting!
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Made this mistake with Delta a couple of years ago got comped a year before I really needed it and ended up connecting in Bush since I had status when Delta would have gotten me there non-stop
Unless someone knows different right now would probably only get you status through February 2004 with very little time to earn status for the following year.
There is some magical date (< January 1, 2004) where the status will be extended through 2005. At that point you could make the decision to fly and earn on the program that makes the most since in the total travel package