2,000,000 Miles Today...Stats over 20 Years...
Sep 26, 2018, 2:19 pm
#63
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: YOW
Programs: AC-SE100K, AC-3MM, Marriott- LT Titanium, SPG RIP
Posts: 2,959
I clearly don’t post as much of many of you here, but with my 2,000 post, I wanted to update the thread I started with my 1,000 post.
Year AQM AQD Segments
2106 168,883 $33,954 92
2017 181,182 $31,983 69
2018 261,480 $33,920 85 **All 2018 estimated
For 2016- 2018, almost 93% of my flights have been on AC metal (566,790 miles) and the remaining 44,755 mile on other Star Alliance carriers such as United, Lufthansa, Air China, ANA, EVA, Thai and Asiana.
My eUpgrade success has not been able to stay at 100%, but was 96%, 95% and 94% for the past three years. Those are mostly YYZ-YOW flights I have missed the upgrade on, with the exception of one YVR-YYZ flight earlier this year that I was in PE.
In the past 12 months, I have accumulated 951,085 Aeroplan Miles, mostly from flying and bonuses, but some also from credit card and c/c sign-up bonuses.
Onward to 3,000 posts and 3MM—Happy Flying!
- · AC*1MM took me 14 Years and 13 Days
- · AC *2MM took an additional 5 Years, 11 Months and 7 days.
- · Not quite at 3MM, but I estimate this that at time in two years (ie Sep 2020), I should cross the 3MM mark. If so, then the last 1MM will have taken 5 Years, 4 Months. I currently am just shy of 2.6M miles.
Year AQM AQD Segments
2106 168,883 $33,954 92
2017 181,182 $31,983 69
2018 261,480 $33,920 85 **All 2018 estimated
For 2016- 2018, almost 93% of my flights have been on AC metal (566,790 miles) and the remaining 44,755 mile on other Star Alliance carriers such as United, Lufthansa, Air China, ANA, EVA, Thai and Asiana.
My eUpgrade success has not been able to stay at 100%, but was 96%, 95% and 94% for the past three years. Those are mostly YYZ-YOW flights I have missed the upgrade on, with the exception of one YVR-YYZ flight earlier this year that I was in PE.
In the past 12 months, I have accumulated 951,085 Aeroplan Miles, mostly from flying and bonuses, but some also from credit card and c/c sign-up bonuses.
Onward to 3,000 posts and 3MM—Happy Flying!
Last edited by Plumber; Sep 26, 2018 at 2:32 pm
Sep 26, 2018, 2:41 pm
#65
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: YUL
Programs: AC SE (*A Gold), Bonvoy Platinum Elite, Hilton Gold, Amex Platinum / AP Reserve, NEXUS, Global Entry
Posts: 5,691
Congrats on 2000 posts and for having the intestinal fortitude to re-start your spreadsheet... maybe just keep a copy in the cloud so we can have a full picture at 3MM or 3000 posts, whichever comes first 
Sep 26, 2018, 3:56 pm
#66
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, NH, DL, AA, BA, Global Entry/Nexus, APEC..
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I clearly don’t post as much of many of you here, but with my 2,000 post, I wanted to update the thread I started with my 1,000 post.
Onward to 3,000 posts and 3MM—Happy Flying!
- · AC*1MM took me 14 Years and 13 Days
- · AC *2MM took an additional 5 Years, 11 Months and 7 days.
- · Not quite at 3MM, but I estimate this that at time in two years (ie Sep 2020), I should cross the 3MM mark. If so, then the last 1MM will have taken 5 Years, 4 Months. I currently am just shy of 2.6M miles.
Onward to 3,000 posts and 3MM—Happy Flying!
Congrats on the 2,000th post!
I am also honored to have flown the TPAC with you and Mrs. Plumber so I celebrate your onward progression to 3MM and well, I also feel your pain
On May 20, 2015 in your OP you wrote:
Today, as I am heading home to Canada and crossing over the Pacific on AC 064 to YVR, I will cross over the 2 Million Mile mark. .......
I am definitely not thrilled with the 2MM milestone as I can only reward someone else with E50K, and it does nothing for me, the guy with BIS.
..........
I am definitely not thrilled with the 2MM milestone as I can only reward someone else with E50K, and it does nothing for me, the guy with BIS.
..........
But, I will cheer you on from the pancake seats!
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Last edited by 24left; Sep 26, 2018 at 4:04 pm Reason: spelling
Sep 26, 2018, 5:08 pm
#67
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
Posts: 35,255
@Plumber
Congrats on the 2,000th post!
I am also honored to have flown the TPAC with you and Mrs. Plumber so I celebrate your onward progression to 3MM and well, I also feel your pain
On May 20, 2015 in your OP you wrote:
And that, my friend, is exactly why I am not sure chasing 2MM is for me. Plus, as others less delicate than us posted in the MM thread, 1MM and 3MM have the value.
But, I will cheer you on from the pancake seats!
.
Congrats on the 2,000th post!
I am also honored to have flown the TPAC with you and Mrs. Plumber so I celebrate your onward progression to 3MM and well, I also feel your pain
On May 20, 2015 in your OP you wrote:
And that, my friend, is exactly why I am not sure chasing 2MM is for me. Plus, as others less delicate than us posted in the MM thread, 1MM and 3MM have the value.
But, I will cheer you on from the pancake seats!
.
Sep 26, 2018, 5:13 pm
#68
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Sep 26, 2018, 5:26 pm
#69
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Halifax
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Lifetime Platinum Elite. NEXUS
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Who is flying enough to seriously be at 2MM but not organically already be at at least 75k?
Allegedly, the advantage is the nominee gets a lifetime of eUp credits, which makes their travel better, and possibly shared travel better, or more often, as one can get lower fares and eUp with the new wealth.
But my current projection puts MM status in November, 2026, 2MM might as well be 75MM.
Allegedly, the advantage is the nominee gets a lifetime of eUp credits, which makes their travel better, and possibly shared travel better, or more often, as one can get lower fares and eUp with the new wealth.
But my current projection puts MM status in November, 2026, 2MM might as well be 75MM.
Sep 26, 2018, 5:43 pm
#70
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And yes, if I continue to fly and earn SE, then the 50K or 75K lifetime don't really matter.
Sep 26, 2018, 6:50 pm
#71
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Halifax
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I'm not going to chase MM if I stop a lifestyle of regular flying, which is to say OPM flying.
But being happy enough with *G might have me restart with another alliance after MM if, within a year, I could get to tip tier status with them. That is, if any other alliance had flights to my home airport. And had a lounge in my home airport. I might very well keep on trucking for another year or two as a wage slave to go from 2.8MM to 3MM and retired.
That quite reasonable conclusion does make 2MM a real weird place for AC.
Sep 26, 2018, 7:09 pm
#72
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: YEG
Programs: AC Lifetime SE100K, 3MM, SPG Lifetime Plat, Hertz PC, National Executive Elite
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Wow Mr. Plumber, I can't believe that I have more posts than you! I thought everyone had me beat.
And as for 3MM, well, you go, man! It certainly is a new experience when you fly out of a (somewhat) smaller station.
And as for 3MM, well, you go, man! It certainly is a new experience when you fly out of a (somewhat) smaller station.
May 4, 2020, 7:54 pm
#73
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For those interested, here are my year-by-year stats (2009-Present AQM and AQS are actuals….1995-2008 AQM courtesy of Aeroplan….1995-2008 AQS are my estimates)
AQM AQS
1995 30,538 20
1996 94,643 63
1997 55,292 37
1998 23,826 16
1999 12,781 9
2000 25,678 17
2001 26,044 17
2002 40,110 16
2003 58,036 23
2004 123,037 49
2005 151,413 61
2006 184,409 74
2007 148,626 59
2008 160,310 64
2009 177,850 80
2010 166,081 78
2011 142,500 85
2012 259,437 107
2103 233,736 76
2014 237,435 80
2015 123,867 40
AQM AQS
1995 30,538 20
1996 94,643 63
1997 55,292 37
1998 23,826 16
1999 12,781 9
2000 25,678 17
2001 26,044 17
2002 40,110 16
2003 58,036 23
2004 123,037 49
2005 151,413 61
2006 184,409 74
2007 148,626 59
2008 160,310 64
2009 177,850 80
2010 166,081 78
2011 142,500 85
2012 259,437 107
2103 233,736 76
2014 237,435 80
2015 123,867 40
2016 168,833......91
2017 181,182......69
2108 262,774......84
2019 353,047......107
2020 97,238........14
May 5, 2020, 12:46 am
#74
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,946
You hit 3MM sooner than 3k posts
Last edited by mileageking; May 5, 2020 at 1:13 am
May 5, 2020, 5:58 am
#75
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4MM seems so far away!