I also can see my eStatements back for 12 months. I hope you can get access to yours!
Thank you for mentioning this. I also have not received my 500 bonus miles and I am sure I have a pile of 3 receipts somewhere.... but with all the re-organizing and shuffling I did for Christmas, I'm not actually sure where they are right now. So I went online and saved my both statements I have which include September transactions.
Possibly you can see this screenshot I took of where/how to access the eStatements, in case you actually have access to them but didn't know. Otherwise, it would be up to you whether you feel $5 is worth paying for 500 miles. Sorry you learned this only now.
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