Originally Posted by
chornedsnorkack
Are there any people here whose flying patterns require disloyalty - getting into out of the way places as soon as possible, flying whatever airline/s get there first, depositing small amounts of miles in programs they rarely fly again, so that the miles are not enough to earn rewards or elite status?
Sounds precisely like my travel patterns. I flew 245,747 miles on 112 segments in 2008 and failed to qualify for elite status on any of the 17 carriers I used.
Granted, about half of my travel is using positive space tickets on my own airline - but a majority of my remaining travel on other carriers is booked between 2-72 hours prior to departure and is 100% based upon schedule available. I flew on exactly two straightforward roundtrip tickets (as opposed to open-jaws or one-ways) during 2008.