Originally Posted by Knobbgb

Some of the miles will have carried over from Silver qualification, so the date show to reach gold will be 12 months after the last flight that is still counting towards Gold. Don't worry - it's not a 'hard' qualification date - the Gold qualification is on a rolling 12-month basis so, if you haven't got there by the date shown (in 7 months) you don't lose everything, just the oldest of your miles - as they become more than 12 months old. In a way, you could look at it that it's a bonus that you can count those miles at all, as they were earned before you reached Silver. I hope that makes sense - if not I'm sure somebody can explain it better.