Originally Posted by
Clack
Yes, I consider myself somewhat of an airplane geek, in that I’ve tracked all my flights since 2006 on Flightmemory, and can tell you that I’ve logged ~4 million miles on 103 different flag carriers over that period. (And that doesn’t count almost 20 years of international travel before 2006, where the records are lost to time.)
But aside from tracking my mileage balances on BA, SQ, UA and a few others, I really can’t be bothered to learn the intricacies and various hacks associated with Frequent Flyer programs. I do know that the PlusPoints came in very handy once I figured out how to use them last year, now that I have to pay for all my own company travel and international Business Class is usually not in the budget.
And the 1.95M lifetime miles that shows on my Mileage Plus profile must all be on UA metal, right? That’s how it worked when I crossed the 1M threshold years ago.
Yes all on UA metal. actual miles flown (ie. bonus miles dont count). Though if you fly under 500mi, it will round up to 500mi. (I've actually flown ORD-MKE quite a few times)
Try to line up your 2MM flight on a bigger longer flight. More chance of recognition vs on a regional. Also, sometimes the recognition occurs on the flight AFTER you've cross the MM mark.
I also can't be bother to learn the intricacies of every FF program I fly with. However if I fly enough to get up to any serious status level, I do bother to learn. Otherwise I feel like I'm "wasting" the status. (ie. expiring PP, though MANY people have trouble using them)