Latin Pass being slow to post miles is not new but when my Million mile bonus was not posted by 10-20-00 and I had 41,000 actual accrued miles they told me I could book a ticket with those miles. After taking my flight and calling to check my bonus status they informed me that I would be penalized 500,000 miles because I had used my actual miles to book a ticket before my bonus was posted. It makes absolutly no sense I know but that is what I was told. Your help and/or comment is appreaciated. Thank you.