MilesBuzz! - whos the biggest FF junkie of all?

How many programs are you in?

im in, qantas, air nz, AA, united, delta, northwest, lufthansa, korean air, ANA, JAL, air canada, british airways, eva air, singapore, thai, malaysian, continental, iberia, KLM...and more that I cant remember that havnt sent cards to me yet.

who can top me? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif


Edited to add a couple others

[This message has been edited by d00t (edited 06-15-2003).]

I think the question should be more, what are some of the wildest things you've ever done for points, miles, etc!

I'm sure many of us in here wouldn't dare say publicly some of the things we've done, but it's all in the fun of being a frequent flyer/stayer junkie.

BTW - does that include chopping out coupons from 500 cartons of kelloggs???? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

[This message has been edited by kawoh (edited 06-15-2003).]

I only have two right now, and I'm putting miles on both of them. Are you actually flying all those carriers?

I would venture to say Randy is the biggest FF junky.
He started a magazine and website. Heck he has us all addicted as well!

There's also the guy with 20 million Qantas miles (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/008461.html) and our very own Pudding Guy (http://www.flyertalk.com/pudding.htm) (who is perhaps the most renowned mileage junkie (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/006920.html)).

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The amount of programs doesn't say a thing, the amount you maintain top tier status on WITHOUT comping is more important.

I can sign up for over 40 FF programs in an hour without setting foot on a single plane, that doesn't make me a junkie.

I nominate myself. Had I known in advance how much time maintaining my web site on the subject would take, I probably wouldn't have started it.

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I would rather have a WHOLE LOTTA miles in a FEW FF programs to play with, then a few miles in a whole lot of programs.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by d00t:
How many programs are you in?

im in, qantas, air nz, AA, united, delta, northwest, lufthansa, korean air, ANA, JAL, air canada, british airways, eva air, singapore, thai, malaysian, continental, iberia, KLM...and more that I cant remember that havnt sent cards to me yet.

who can top me? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif


Edited to add a couple others

[This message has been edited by d00t (edited 06-15-2003).]</font>

Airborne Express, Air Canada, Air Labrador, AirNova, Air Ontario, Airtran Airways,
Air Transat, Alaska Airlines, Aloha Airlines, American Airlines, American Trans Air,
America West Airlines, AmeriJet, Atlantic Coast Airlines, Atlas Air, Austin Express,
Big Sky Airlines, Burlington Air Express, California Coastal Airways, Calm Air, Canadian Airlines International, Canjet, Capital City Air, Cardinal Airlines, Champion Air, Chautauqua Airlines, Chicago Express Airlines, Colgan Air, Comair, Continental Airlines,
Corporate Airlines, Delta Air Lines, DHL Worldwide Express, Emery Worldwide, Era Aviation,
Evergreen Aviation, FedEX, FineAir, First Air, Frontier Airlines, Great Lakes Aviation,
Gulfstream Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, jetBlue, JetsGo, Kitty Hawk, Mesa Air Group, Mesaba Airlines, MetroJet, Miami Air, Midway Airlines, Midwest Express Airlines, National Airlines, Northwest Airlines, North Vancouver Air, Oneida Airlines, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Pan Am, Piedmont Airlines, Polar Air Cargo, Royal Air, Skyservice Airlines, Skywest, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Star Alliance, Sun Country Airlines, Tahoe Air, Trans States Airline, United Airlines, UPS, US Airways, Vanguard, WestJet, World Airways, Air Afrique, Air Austral, Air Mauritius, Air Namibia, Air Tanzania, Air Zimbabwe,
Daallo Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Harlequin Airways, Interair, Kenya Airways, PrecisionAir, South African Airways, South African Express Airways, Tunisair, Uganda,
Zimbabwe Express Airlines, Aero Asia, Aeropelican, Air Asia, AirCalin, Air Caledonie Int.,
Air China, Airdo, Air Fiji, Air India, Air Lanka, Air Mandalay, Air Nauru, Air New Zealand,
Air Niugini, Air Rarotonga, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Bhoja Air,
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines,
China Southwest Airlines, Continental Micronesia, Dragon Air, EVA Airways, Fair, Far Eastern Air Transport, Flightwest, Freedom Air, Garuda Airlines, Indian Airlines, Japan Air Lines,
Japan Air System, Kendell,Korean Air, Malaysian Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, Mongolia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Polynesian Airlines, Qantas Airways, Shandong Airlines,
Si Chuan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Skymark Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Solomon Airlines,
Spirit Airlines, Thai Airways International, AB Airlines, ADA Air,Adria Airways, Aegean Airways, Aeris, Aer Arann, Aer Lingus, Aeroflot-A Russian airline, Aero Lloyd, AeroSvit,
Air 2000, AirAlps, Air Anatolia, Air Atlanta, Air Baltic, Air Berlin, Air Bosna, Air Botnia,
Air Catalunya,Air Dolomiti, Air Engiadina, Air Europa, Air Europe, Air France, Air Greece, Air Holland, Air Iceland, Air Jet, Air Kazakhstan, Air Liberte, Air Lithuania, Air Littoral,
Air Malta, Air Moldova, Air One, Air Scandic, Air Slovakia, Air UK, ALFAairlines, Alitalia,
Aurigny Air,AOM French Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Atlantic Airways, Azzurra Air, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, Belavla, Bellview Airlines, Braathens S.A.F.E, Britannia Airways, British Airways, British Midland, Buzz, Carpatair, Condor, Corsair, Croatia Airlines, Crossair, Czech Airlines, Denim Airways, Deutsche BA, Domodedovo Airlines, EasyJet, Eurowings,Falcon Air, Finnair, Free Airways, Free Bird Airlines, Gandalf Airlines,
Germania Airlines, Gill Airways, Go Airlines, Greenlandair, Hamburg International, Hapag-Lloyd Flug, Hungarian Airlines, Iberia Airlines, Icelandair, JAT Yugoslav Airlines, Jersey European Airways, KLM, Lauda Air, LOT Polish Airlines, LTU, Lufthansa, Luxair,
Maersk Air, Malev Hungarian Airlines, Manx Airlines, Martinair, Med Airlines, Meridiana,
MAIT, Monarch Airlines, Olympic Airways, Portugalia Airlines, Pulkovo Airlines, Rhientalflug, RIAir Riga Airlines, Ryanair, Sabena, SAS, Skyways SE, Spanair,
Suckling Airways, Swissair, TAP Air Portugal, TAROM Romanian Air Transport, Tempelhof Express, Turkish Airlines, Tyrolean, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Express, VLM Airlines, Volare Airlines, Volga-Dnepr Airlines, Wideroe NO, ABSA, Aero Condor, Aero Continente, Aero Costa Rica, AeroEjecutivos, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeroliners Internacionales, AeroLitoral,
Aeromas', aeromexico, Air ALM, Air Aruba, Air Jamaica, serca Airlines, Avensa, Avianca,
Aviateca, Bahamasair, BWIA, Cayman Airways, Copa, Cubana De Aviacion, Groupo Taca, Guyana Airways, EC Xpress, LACSA, Ladceo, LanChile, LAPA, Llyod Aero Boliviano, Lynx Air, Maya Airways, Mexicana Airlines, NICA, Nordeste Linas Ae'reas, Pantanal Linhas Aereas, Rio-Sul,
Taca International Airlines, Tam Airlines, Total Air, TravelAir, Varig, Vasp,Air Gulf alcon,
Bhoja Air, Cyprus Airways, Druk Airways, Egypt Air, El Al, Emirates, Gulf Air, IranAir,
ISRAir, Khalifa Airways, Middle East Airlines, Orca Air, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian Airline, Royal Wings Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Yemen Airways.

Hey d00t, I double dare ya http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I'm top tier on DL (six years in a row, almpost there for next year already), BA(five years in a row, just requal'd for next year), BD(three years in a row, although I admit that the BD is just about gone and I won't bother again 2nd tier is okay there) and KL(half qual'd last year per the deal and have re-qual'd already). All earned.

BEAT THAT!

guys, guys, put the cocks away

I don't know about the BIGGEST, but the smartest/most inventive has to be the Puddinguy!

Oh, and dannyr...Fedex? UPS? DHL?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ben1979:
guys, guys, put the cocks away</font>

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mileage junkie:
I don't know about the BIGGEST, but the smartest/most inventive has to be the Puddinguy!

Oh, and dannyr...Fedex? UPS? DHL?</font>

What is it with this love for pudding guy? Agreed that it was a smart move but I think that folks that got millions off the KLM comp were smarter and needed a lot less hassle...

But what about me? This year most people my age (17) are out getting drunk at parties while I have flown 20 times, 18 on my own bill to maintain AAdvantage Platinum status.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dannyr:
Airborne Express, Air Canada, Air Labrador, AirNova, Air Ontario, Airtran Airways,
Air Transat, Alaska Airlines, Aloha Airlines, American Airlines, American Trans Air,
America West Airlines, AmeriJet, Atlantic Coast Airlines, Atlas Air, Austin Express,
Big Sky Airlines, Burlington Air Express, California Coastal Airways, Calm Air, Canadian Airlines International, Canjet, Capital City Air, Cardinal Airlines, Champion Air, Chautauqua Airlines,etc..etc..
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This is truly sick.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by CMK10:
But what about me? This year most people my age (17) are out getting drunk at parties while I have flown 20 times, 18 on my own bill to maintain AAdvantage Platinum status.

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This is truly sick.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dannyr:
Airborne Express, Air Canada, Air Labrador, AirNova, Air Ontario, Airtran Airways,....................................

Hey d00t, I double dare ya http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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LOL nice one dan http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif


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[This message has been edited by lili-dui (edited 06-16-2003).]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mileage junkie:
I don't know about the BIGGEST, but the smartest/most inventive has to be the Puddinguy!
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I hear that fella who operates Mileage Workshop has earned a couple of miles and points over the past few years.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by CMK10:
But what about me? This year most people my age (17) are out getting drunk at parties while I have flown 20 times, 18 on my own bill to maintain AAdvantage Platinum status.

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why do you do so much flying so young?
do you have trouble getting booze in the AA and partner lounges?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by lili-dui:
This is truly sick.

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The young man is proud of his moral stature and he works on a hobby which has a goal. What is sick about that?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by d00t:
LOL nice one dan http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif &lt;IMG SRC="http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif"&gt; &lt;IMG SRC="http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif"&gt; &lt;IMG SRC="http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif"&gt;
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No probs dude.

Ok peoples time to level with ya.

Below is a copy/paste from an email I got from d00t with the Subject of "Dare":

"google.com 'airlines list' 200 responses
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paste it into a reply of my post:
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/008873.html
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physical challenge!!!"

So I did.

My only real memberships are Malaysian and AA. I have Hilton and Starwood tho.

deny deny deny!!!

d00t,
Well, I've always loved flying, I'm not really good at sports but I love going new places and meeting new people and just getting away from the monotanous, closed in life here so I go traveling.
I wouldn't know about Adrmials Club drinks as those aren't free so I'd never bother paying for one when I could get soda for free but I have been offered wine when flying Business or First. I declined both times.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by CMK10:
d00t,
Well, I've always loved flying, I'm not really good at sports but I love going new places and meeting new people and just getting away from the monotanous, closed in life here so I go traveling.
I wouldn't know about Adrmials Club drinks as those aren't free so I'd never bother paying for one when I could get soda for free but I have been offered wine when flying Business or First. I declined both times.

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Good on you .. great to see another young face around! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif

I wonder what "pudding guy" did with all his
pile of Northwest miles anyway?

I seem to always find the "issue," the what- if's, the loophole, the extenuating circumstance, the legal but shady-seeming (money order-esque) scheme, and the long-winded approach that has never lost a "complaint case" to any airline in my energetic history!

AND, also, I do many strange things and waste tons of my own and other's people's time on this stuff since the addition set in... The addition all started, oddly, from my OWN family experience with a loss on 911, of all things. You'd think I hate airlines! (I do but...)

But on the lighter, stranger side, how about the ability to properly caluclate exact mileage levels you might need in some flat program you belong to so you can bring them up to level and then use em, and not have to use or worry about those stray miles you have ever again?

I idined and did other things in some programs so that I had exact award levels like 25 or 35k, and then used the awards to have zero. Zero. Zero means bye bye.

why?
Why not. Because I could! To see what would happen. To not waste and to see how hard it was to do this and have THEM and ME keep on track at the same time (that was the hardest part for them!) Now I am NOT a member of some FFP's and I can start all over based on something we all should be using as the true gauge:

If they are NICE and have GOOD CS!
and good flying experiences!

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-I aint running fer nothin'!

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by sanFF:
I wonder what "pudding guy" did with all his
pile of Northwest miles anyway?</font>

Sounds like the subject for a sequel, to me.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by hfly:
I'm top tier on DL (six years in a row, almpost there for next year already), BA(five years in a row, just requal'd for next year), BD(three years in a row, although I admit that the BD is just about gone and I won't bother again 2nd tier is okay there) and KL(half qual'd last year per the deal and have re-qual'd already). All earned.

BEAT THAT!</font>

Mr Hfly... You have met your match! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif
Actually you fly a Tiny amount more miles than me... BUT, want to compare segments? he he he he I'm on track for over 350 for this year. And none earned commuting. Anyone can get 300,000 miles flying international... try airport parking, security, bad food etc on 350 mostly domestic flights! I see your programs and raise you BAD AIRPORT TACO'S!!!!

wow, I am not in this categorie.
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B Watson posted some time ago that he flies nearly every 4th day an international paid F flight.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ScottC:
The amount of programs doesn't say a thing, the amount you maintain top tier status on WITHOUT comping is more important.

I can sign up for over 40 FF programs in an hour without setting foot on a single plane, that doesn't make me a junkie.

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Aah, but I am the only flyertalker so far with miles on this airline Airline symbol OL (http://loompaair.oompa-loompas.net/)

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Skip Middleton:
Aah, but I am the only flyertalker so far with miles on this airline Airline symbol OL (http://loompaair.oompa-loompas.net/)</font>

Come on... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/008924.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/Forum11/HTML/010679.html

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Skip Middleton:
Aah, but I am the only flyertalker so far with miles on this airline Airline symbol OL (http://loompaair.oompa-loompas.net/)</font>


hmmmmm, those destination maps sure look familiar.


Jay

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Skip Middleton:
Aah, but I am the only flyertalker so far with miles on this airline Airline symbol OL (http://loompaair.oompa-loompas.net/)</font>

I couldn't find a miles program on this web site. Do they really have one? If so, can you provide a link to a description of it?

Thanks.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pgary:
I couldn't find a miles program on this web site. Do they really have one? If so, can you provide a link to a description of it?</font>

It's not a real airline. No mention of even a make believe FF program. And it wasn't mentioned on CBS as claimed elsewhere (http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/Forum11/HTML/010679.html).

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It's not a real airline. No mention of even a make believe FF program.

airOliAirways (http://www.olimade.com/airoli/) This unreal airline has an excellent FrequentFlier program. And I am the proud holder of a real lifelong-membership-card (*A0 000 000 001) of it's top-tier club ladoratio.

I nominate the founder and owner (of this airline/website), our own FlyerTalker airoli, as 'biggest FF junkie of all'!

[This message has been edited by Rudi (edited 06-30-2003).]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Rudi:
I nominate the founder and owner (of this airline/website), our own FlyerTalker airoli, as 'biggest FF junkie of all'!</font>*blush* I feel flattered, thank you rudi! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/redface.gif

But surely there must be bigger addicts than myself?



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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">But on the lighter, stranger side, how about the ability to properly caluclate exact mileage levels you might need in some flat program you belong to so you can bring them up to level and then use em, and not have to use or worry about those stray miles you have ever again?

I idined and did other things in some programs so that I had exact award levels like 25 or 35k, and then used the awards to have zero. Zero. Zero means bye bye.

why?
Why not. Because I could! To see what would happen. To not waste and to see how hard it was to do this and have THEM and ME keep on track at the same time (that was the hardest part for them!)
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Who is the FF junkie whose mileage habits most closely resemble the Plains Indians' use of all parts of the buffalo? Marathon Man, no question about it.

I did that too with my British Airways miles. 10,000 Jag miles X 2 + 5,000 Starpoints = exactly 25,000. The lady at BA who booked my ticket must not have had the Jaguar promo on her computer screen because she was amazed that someone had exactly the necessary miles and not 1 to spare.