Originally Posted by
plum4457
I didn't start travelling for work until May of this year when I took a different position. As it is I will be close to achieving 1K with only travelling for 8 months of the year. If I don't make it, but get quite close, is there a way to petition for 1K status next year based on my travel pattern in the last 8 months of the year? I would guess I will end up with 85,000+ EQM's.
I had an almost identical situation last year - started traveling in July and finished the year with about 87,000 EQM.
I qualified for 1K in June this year, and would recommend that if you're able to do a mileage run to make 1K, seriously consider doing it, especially if you're typically flying routes where delays and travel problems are frequent. My experience during irrops as a 1K have been a huge improvement over 1P, and flying through ORD every week it has been a big deal for me.