Early Status Comes at a price!
When I selected my P choice benefits in January, I selected the 1500 Q miles.
Having spent most of February with an airplane strapped to my a**, I got early recognition Elite status in mid-March, but I didn't select the Q miles benefit from the E package as I doubt I will get to SE this year.
I noticed on my April 2 statement that they have taken back the 1500 Q miles! Good thing it (barely) left me with more than 35000! I wonder if they're sending someone 'round for the two SWUs that I haven't used yet?
Their program, their rules.
I think early recognition is a great benefit, and I'd rather have that thean the 1500 Q miles. That said, I feel the Q miles were a gift for flying last year and the early recognition was a gift for flying this year. Clawing a gift back is just
Tacky.