Monthly Leaderboard - 2019 (Only Butt-in-Seat Miles To-Date)
Jul 24, 2019, 2:17 pm
#62
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,389
BIS miles on AS: 5488
Projected additional AS BIS miles for 2019: 9,455
Tracking to MVP status in 2020 because of F COS bonus on a flight (~1k) plus partner travel (over 10k with COS bonuses)- but neither of those are AS BIS. Might try and get a Gold challenge in early 2020 if they're on offer and the requirements meet my travel needs.
2021 is looking murky and may be a free agent year, though I have SQ J flights that will push me 40% to 2021 MVP by themselves.
Projected additional AS BIS miles for 2019: 9,455
Tracking to MVP status in 2020 because of F COS bonus on a flight (~1k) plus partner travel (over 10k with COS bonuses)- but neither of those are AS BIS. Might try and get a Gold challenge in early 2020 if they're on offer and the requirements meet my travel needs.
2021 is looking murky and may be a free agent year, though I have SQ J flights that will push me 40% to 2021 MVP by themselves.
Jul 26, 2019, 6:42 pm
#63
Join Date: Jun 2018
Programs: Alaska Gold 100k, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 226
AS: 31370
AS/Partner: 73861
49 Segments
Had some unexpected travel this summer, should hit 90k AS/Partner miles in early September if my math is correct. Will be my first time hitting 75k
Aug 24, 2019, 6:44 pm
#64
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 7K, MARRIOTT PLAT PREMIER WITH AMBASSADOR
Posts: 164
After a few east coast trips I’m up to 41 miles on Alaska BIS for the year so I’ve made MVP gold, still have a shot at keeping MVP75. I got a little lucky had a paid first class flight from SNA you SFO we were late getting to the airport and missed our scheduled flight so they routed us through Portland kept first class on both flights and with the bonus I got almost triple the status miles I would’ve gotten with the original flight. My wife was pissed but I was happy turned in to an unintentional mileage run lol. Neat fact the rep told me they’re normally legally not allowed to route you out of California and back in to California on a free flight change but SNAPDXSFO happens to be one of the few where they can do it. Shout out to the amazing rep that spent an hour figuring it out helping me get home with triple miles and still in first class!
Aug 24, 2019, 7:08 pm
#65
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153
AS: 7373 (3 AS flights so far this year.)
AS+Partners: 93738
Segments: 18 (Helps living in BKK with all the SYD-LAX and HKG-NYC/LAX segments.)
My Favorite number: 262744 RDM's including the 50k for requalification..
Requalified 75k on the return of my SIN-SYD-LAX RT from the SYD-SIN segment.
AS+Partners: 93738
Segments: 18 (Helps living in BKK with all the SYD-LAX and HKG-NYC/LAX segments.)
My Favorite number: 262744 RDM's including the 50k for requalification..
Requalified 75k on the return of my SIN-SYD-LAX RT from the SYD-SIN segment.
Aug 26, 2019, 8:24 am
#66
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 7K, MARRIOTT PLAT PREMIER WITH AMBASSADOR
Posts: 164
AS: 7373 (3 AS flights so far this year.)
AS+Partners: 93738
Segments: 18 (Helps living in BKK with all the SYD-LAX and HKG-NYC/LAX segments.)
My Favorite number: 262744 RDM's including the 50k for requalification..
Requalified 75k on the return of my SIN-SYD-LAX RT from the SYD-SIN segment.
AS+Partners: 93738
Segments: 18 (Helps living in BKK with all the SYD-LAX and HKG-NYC/LAX segments.)
My Favorite number: 262744 RDM's including the 50k for requalification..
Requalified 75k on the return of my SIN-SYD-LAX RT from the SYD-SIN segment.
Aug 26, 2019, 12:24 pm
#68
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 7K, MARRIOTT PLAT PREMIER WITH AMBASSADOR
Posts: 164
yeah I agree if it wasn’t for the mileage bonus I’d probably be content with MVPG but that bonus really is huge. Great stats and GL!
Aug 26, 2019, 1:47 pm
#69
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: AS 100k, DL PM, New Sagaya
Posts: 1,291
At 43,793 on AS (no real partner travel) and 24 segments. I am scheduled to log another 10k miles. Not sure I will try and make the push to 75K. Fall is hard for me to travel a bunch if I don't have to - and already anticipating a busy 2020.
Aug 26, 2019, 6:58 pm
#70
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153
Living in BKK and needing to travel to the US for family and friends, you get used to doing a stop somewhere in order to get the segment to the US on the outbound or back to BKK on the return. Recently, I found a great fare (I paid US$750) using QF ex-SIN thru SYD or MEL. Much longer mileage and time wise than my usual stops in HKG, NRT, PVG, or PEK, but 100% earning on AS unlike the coach fares on AA, CX, JL one stops, and I can spend some time in Singapore in either/both directions. Best of all, rather than only earning 6300 RDM's on AA, I got 51,000 AS RDM's. Since I'm also AA EXP, I get the great QF FC lounges. I'm stuck in coach for the excruciatingly long SYD-LAX-SYD flights without hope of an UPG, but I dealt with it. Helps to get the right seat, well except the SIN-SYD red eye was probably the worst of the 4.
Last edited by rbAA; Aug 26, 2019 at 7:04 pm
Sep 28, 2019, 3:24 pm
#73
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 7K, MARRIOTT PLAT PREMIER WITH AMBASSADOR
Posts: 164
My odd string of cancelling flights last second for bizarre reasons continues this year but I am very thankful and after my PHL SFO round trip last week and my Denver trip I am on right now will be at 580000 miles YTD butt in seat miles, so still solid shot for keeping MVP75, lets hope!
Sep 28, 2019, 4:53 pm
#74
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Benicia CA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 75K, AA 3.8MM, UA 1.1MM, enjoying the retired life
Posts: 31,849
I'm parked at 66K and temporarily grounded due to a torn achilles tendon. Hard to navigate airports, let alone think about touring, with a cast and crutches. Have cancelled three trips into mid-October and will likely cancel another last week of October that would have been my requalifying flight (MCO). Should have a better idea of ability to travel in the weeks ahead.
Sep 28, 2019, 9:10 pm
#75
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
My odd string of cancelling flights last second for bizarre reasons continues this year but I am very thankful and after my PHL SFO round trip last week and my Denver trip I am on right now will be at 580000 miles YTD butt in seat miles, so still solid shot for keeping MVP75, lets hope!
James