As we're in the middle of prime mileage run season, I thought I'd ask about everyone's experiences with seeing the same flight attendants on multiple segments of a mileage run.

I've had this happen a couple of times now on same day turns, and the FAs are always shocked, although pleasantly so, to see me again so soon.

The first time it happened to me was on an LAX-SFO RT. On the return, the purser asked me if I was trying to requalify for AA EXP, and I told him I was. He said, "We'll, it's that time of year. We've had a lot of people doing the same thing recently."

I also had it happen on an LAX-HNL RT last year. The return flight left just an hour or two after the inbound flight landed. The crew gave me quite a bit of special treatment on the way back, leading one couple to ask me if I was "that famous poker player from TV" as we were deplaning at LAX (I'm not).

I'm doing the same thing tonight... Waiting for my LAX-OGG return which will put me within 1000 miles or so of requalifying again this year. I assume it will be the same crew again, so I will be interested to see the reaction.

What experiences do other FTers have with this issue? Are you embarrassed when you run into the same crew again and have to explain yourself? I admit that I'm a bit sheepish about it since many people find MRs to be ridiculous wastes of time/money and just can't comprehend the logic behind them.

In the end, though, I've never regretted a mileage run, and I suspect I'm not the only one who has encountered the same crew again... Would love to hear other experiences!