Originally Posted by
flymexico2010
According to the opinions here and interpretation of requalification rules are we 100% sure that collecting the 25k miles in the first year will get us almost 4 years of status?
Yes, assuming that you have made 40k to obtain elite already. Here's my case: Collected 40k before March 2013, then became elite from Apr. 2013. I flew 25k before Apr. 2014, I have elite until 2017. Now I am running the 25k in order to prolong my elite until 2019.