Originally Posted by
ishalom
You do not have to call if you are within 100 eilite qualify miles or less they automatically grant you the status at the end of the year
I really wouldn't count on it, and there is no benefit for AA to tell the passenger they will qualify on the short mileage, which kind of reduces the incentive to buy more tickets for travel for the remainder of this year. I would bet he would make it, but a "real" FF flies every month of the year