My wife and I both also got the Plat Feb 28 one.
Our Anniversary dates were Oct and April as I recall.
I am GUESSING that for once Virgin have taken this ongoing COVID mess, as an opportune chance to use some sense, and are bringing annual membership into a UNIVERSAL expiry date for ALL status - as US Airlines and Hotel plans seemingly have done for decades.
What you earned in any Calendar year was all that ever counted. The End Feb part - for my decades with Continental and United was just a small courtesy perk. (US airlines were to
end Jan, in my experience but moot point.)
Virgin are now wholly American owned so this makes sense, to align with Delta etc.
Earn your x0000 miles or x Status credits
between Jan 1 and December 31 in any calendar year and that was the only clock that counted.
So all United Silver, Gold, Platinum, or 1K members each year were determined on flights between those dates.
Take the flights in 2016, and your Status was then confirmed, and good for all 2017, and indeed until end Jan 2018 etc. The extra month was always just a courtesy.
Get the flights done in EARLY year, and you then had all 2016, all 2017 and a month of 2018 as that Elite level. Go up a status level in any calendar year and nothing changes except the colour of your card.
Incredibly simple for
EVERYONE to follow.
This variable Anniversary date for 2 plats in the house, with anniversary dates 6 months apart was a nightmare to follow with upgrades and pooling etc. For us anyway.
There is a good reason America has used calendar years for decades for Hotel and Airline Elite status - it makes SENSE!