I almost forgot about this annual tradition until today.. Overall a super busy year for me. I made a goal to FLY EVERY WEEKEND in 2024. And I did it!!
197 flights, 274726 miles. All leisure travel.
Flying every weekend.
New Airlines (27): EY(Etihad Airways), TN(Air Tahiti Nui), TP(TAP Air Portugal), X5(Air Europa Express), UX(Air Europa), AU(Canada Jetlines), YB(Harbour Air), JB(Helijet), M5(Kenmore Air), FR(Malta Air), LW(Lauda Europe), DY(Norwegian), N0(Norse Atlantic), SC(Shandong Airlines), UO(HK Express), NU(Japan Transocean Air), NU(Ryukyu Air Commuter), BC(Skymark Airlines), FR(Ryanair), RK(Ryanair UK), EA(Emerald Airlines), QR(Qatar Airways), XJ(Thai AirAsia X), KL(KLM Royal Dutch Airlines), AI(Air India), 3K(Jetstar Asia), OQ(Chongqing Airlines)
Jan 2024: Snow in DC, almost got stranded
February 2024: Mileage runs to HNL
And a quick 5 day trip to south Europe (Lisbon and Madrid)
March 2024: Spring in the Bay Area
April 2024: Virgin America special exhibition in SFO museum, live safety dance!
Brightline premium class
Trying seaplane for the first time..
Also trying helicopter for the first time.. should've used ear plugs..
May 2024: Riding double decker in London
Drinking beer in Vienna
1am in Tromso, Norway
June 2024: Flagship first Boston trip
July 2024: Welcoming AS to SFO Terminal 1
August 2024: Visiting HKG for delicious food and double deckers
September 2024: Okinawa and Tokyo
HND-LAX flagship business
Emotional support gift from UA crew
October 2024: My favorite display at JFK T8
SF Fleet Week
November 2024: Took 7 flights over 3 days to have dinners with 3 different friends across Europe
Celebrating my 1000th lifetime flight with.. Ryanair UK..
Riding QR A380 upper deck bulkhead to BKK
BKK traffic is bad as always
Trolley bus in Shanghai
December 2024: Special menu in the pier first
Tried ridgeback shrimp in Santa Barbara, the sweetest shrimp I've ever had. To keep my weekend flying record, I took SBA-PHX-LAX on the way back..
KLM lie-flat to Europe before X-mas
Connecting to.. surprise surprise.. Air India! It's actually quick nice on the 1st leg..
Chinese Costco are tourist attractions for me..
For NYE, I went to Chongqing with my family, riding monorail and watching pandas on the last day of 2024!
In 2024 I flew a lot, way more than I expected. Is it avoiding adult responsibilities or living my best life? I don't know. What do you think?

Anyway, here is to another year of soaring in the sky!