Just curious, i've been flying a lot lately, and I just qualified for gold 3 weeks ago. I expect to be at platinum before the end of april. Is that the fastest anybody got there? I'm sure someone got there in 1 month, instead of the 4 it took me. Just curious.

Also, once I qualify for platinum status, when do I have to requalify by? Do I have to start again in January '08? My understanding is that once I qualify, i'm at that status for 12 months starting the month I qualified in. Does this question make sense?

Also, if I'm already platinum, will I be able to utilize the 125% bonus elite miles to requalify, or do I have to start at non-elite?