I am currently AA Plat. American Eagle is discontinuing service to my city next month. CO Express will be the only airline serving my local airport. I have already flown 25k miles on AA this year. It is going to be difficult to fly 50k on CO in the balance of 2002 to requalify for gold in 2003.

If I wait awhile to request comp status from CO, can I get status for the full 2003 calendar year? I called OnePass customer service, and the person I talked to really did not sound sure of her answer to my question. She said if I sent in my request in late July I should get status through 2/04. Does this sound right?

When is the earliest I can request status that will cover 2003?