First, sorry I missed this... not sure if this thread belongs in the wiki....
Will UA Grant 2018 EliteStatus if I am XXX PQM/PQS/{PQD} Short of Qualifying in 2017?
So, my main trade routes are just barely over 500 base miles. At 50,000 miles needed, I'm roughly 22,000 miles short, I'll need about 8 Round trips in F (which isn't usually sold on my lil' regional jet). With 10-11 weeks left in the year, I won't take that many trips.
Sigh...I just want lounge access when I get dumped off my one or two award international C or F and fly united short haul F back to Denver. Yes, I know I can buy it, but why do it when it's free? That, and like gambling, I want my hope of ever getting an upgrade to go up, but I know it would virtually be impossible on the routes I fly.