Question about MVPG status

[halftechie]

As of right now, my alaskaair.com account says that I am 8000 miles short of Gold status. I was going to make a trip in december but got cancelled due to the snow. I was wondering if there is any way I can make my gold status? I am travelling to Bombay, India on NWA in February which will help me get the 8000 miles. Do you guys think if I call alaska air they will make an exception for the gold status and grant me gold?

[COpltASgldPHX]

Even though it says you are 8000 short of MVPG status, that "clock" was reset to zero at midnight 1/1. Unfortunately you missed the boat. About the best you could hope for is for AS to grant you a challenge to fly a certain number of segments in a given time-frame but those segments would have to be on AS metal. Your flight to Mumbai wouldn't count anyway.