Going to school on the other side of the country with family spread across the United States meant that 2022 was my busiest travel year of my life. Ended up earning Platinum Pro status with American Airlines in late November with a combination of Rocketmiles, shopping portal, CC spend, and flights. Also enjoyed a
69.5% upgrade % on flights I actually took (around 76% when including flights I did not take). Looking forward to more travel in 2023.
Total Flights: 42
Total Miles: 43,636
New Airlines (2) Alaska Airlines, JetBlue
New Airports (6): Burbank, CA (BUR), Hyannis, MA (HYA), Seattle, WA (SEA), Montrose, CO (MTJ), Charleston, SC (CHS), Chicago (ORD)
New Aircraft (2): E-190, ERJ-145
Shortest Flight: CLT-CHS (168mi)
Longest Flight: CDG-PHL (3,728mi)
New States (3): Illinois, Colorado, Washington
New Country: Switzerland
January:
PHL-BOS-PHL (American Airlines)
PHL-BOS-JFK-LAX (American Airlines, JFK-LAX in Flagship First)
February:
LAX-ORD-LAX (American Airlines)
March:
LAX-DFW-BTR (American Airlines)
MSY-CLT-CHS (American Airlines)
CHS-LAX (JetBlue)
April:
LAX-PHX-MTJ-PHX-LAX (American Airlines)
May:
LAX-SEA-LAX (JetBlue)
LAX-DFW-BTR (American Airlines)
BTR-DFW-PHL (American Airlines)
JFK-CDG-PHL (American Airlines)
June:
HYA-JFK (American Airlines)
July:
PHL-BOS-PHL (American Airlines)
August:
BWI-JFK-LAX (American Airlines, JFK-LAX in Flagship First)
September:
LAX-LAS (Alaska Airlines)
LAS-LAX (JetBlue)
October:
LAX-MCO-MIA (American Airlines)
PBI-PHL (American Airlines)
November:
LAX-PHL (American Airlines)
PHL-PHX-BUR (American Airlines)
December:
LAX-PHX-MSY (American Airlines)
BTR-DFW-PHL (American Airlines)