A twist on the question. I've already earned CO Plat for next year (i.e. until 2/28/03). Because I suspect I'll be flying considerably less in 2002 (but still at least once a month), I'm already looking at my options for elite in 2003. My question is, if I make a status comp request to another airline right before my CO Plat is set to expire, will the other airline likely grant me mid-tier status until 2/28/04? Anyone have any experience w/ this? Thx.