The CNN story was just on again this morning. Some people find it hard to belieive some people just fly for fun to get miles. With all the security issues and we still do it. It was easier to do this when I started flying as a kid in the 1960's, but it is still fun once you get by security.
A few years back I wanted to fly on a 777, the only Boeing aircraft I never had been on and I had a weekend to kill. Using a weekend special on CO I got a CLE-EWR-IAH-EWR-CLE fare for $240.00, I got upgraded both directions on the 777 plus got alot of miles on this routing.