Originally Posted by
King Chung Huang
The bonus miles have always been for the calendar year, not the benefit year, in my experience. You'd need E50K status this year and choose the 50% bonus for your January 1 to February 28 flights this year to count.
The E50K status you had for March 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018 gave you 50% bonus miles for flights taken between January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (note the 2 month shift).
I did choose 50% Bonus for this year, but AC baited and switched me by refusing to meet their end of the bargain