Pushka, I dislike the fact that my following contribution will probably get you off-side - sorry in advance
A "consistently loyal patron"?? We are talking getting comped silver status. As I have pointed out in other threads, airlines are not exactly a money-spinning industry. The profit that QF makes out of a silver member would not exceed a couple of hundred bucks a year. Absolute max. It is a frequent flyer program. If I only fly once each decade only with Qantas, and with noone else, should they value me as an intensely loyal customer??
If I make the economic decision to do a status run or fly with QF as opposed to another airline, to renew my silver membership, do I really want QF gifting it to others who fall short?
Frequent flyer programs are important to the airline. In an industry with such low margins, this is an area where they actually make more than they lose. Do people want them to undermine that small positive part of their business??
The OP feels it is unfair that there is provision for pregnant women but not for people with medical issues. If they made exemptions for medical issues, surely then people who cannot travel because their pet was sick should also get such flexibility and favoritism? Or someone who cannot travel because they have to work, or pray, or cannot afford a passport? Where does that end?
A particularly difficult area of the OP's post is that they want a "medical exemption", yet they are travelling to the other side of the world in the same period???? If they went PE or J they would qualify for their silver status. So it is NOT sheerly a medical issue - they want the status but do not want to spend the money that would be required.
Harping on as I always do about such things, can someone tell me what other industries give an equivalent to what the OP desires? Does Woolies give you cheaper prices when you are unemployed or sick? Does the local servo give you cheaper fuel??
Sorry for the venom - am in withdrawals....