Millionth Mile Flight
Aug 31, 2022, 8:21 pm
#18
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: EDI/GLA
Programs: DL 2 MM Unobtainum | UA 1.1MM Gold | MR Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 2,268
22M miles on United back in 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOc51dw9flM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOc51dw9flM
Sep 1, 2022, 1:18 am
#19
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ANC
Programs: AS MVP, Club 49, Global Entry, National Emerald Club, Hilton Silver
Posts: 1,399
So many snarky replies in this thread. I’ve been on multiple flights where the Million Mile status achievers were recognized with an announcement on board. One achiever even received a round of applause.
Sep 1, 2022, 1:37 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 1,158
What if the flight where you hit a million mile threshold is not on your home airline but on a partner? What a waste -- the crew won't know or care about your achievement, and you'll miss any chance of in-person recognition. Next flight, you'll board as X.001MM and have nothing special happening. Do pax specifically try to avoid this so they cross the threshold on their own program's metal?
Sep 1, 2022, 2:49 am
#21
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: LAX/NYC
Programs: Bonvoy Ambassador, HH G, BR Diamond/*G, BAEC Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 560
What if the flight where you hit a million mile threshold is not on your home airline but on a partner? What a waste -- the crew won't know or care about your achievement, and you'll miss any chance of in-person recognition. Next flight, you'll board as X.001MM and have nothing special happening. Do pax specifically try to avoid this so they cross the threshold on their own program's metal?
Sep 1, 2022, 4:26 am
#23
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Washington, DC, Chapel Hill, NC (RDU)
Programs: DL Plat (won't hit DM again) 2MM (2.5), HH Gold, PC Gold, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 5,626
And 2MM on Delta while flying on partner VN. So no recognition for me when I hit either milestone. And got a Tumi roller bag which I do use.
But at least on DL, the MM/2MM seems to impress FAs and others far more than being Diamond. Of course there are a lot fewer MMs than DMs.
1MM on AS is quite an impressive feat! Congratulations.
Sep 1, 2022, 8:00 am
#24
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,989
Crossed over 1mm last October and got diddly squat from AS on board or in the gate area. No announcement, nothing. A week or so later I got an email from AS telling me to go to some website to pick out a gift. There were three choices, two of which were a model plane or a wine subscription for something like six months. The third option was unimpressive enough that I can’t remember what it was. I have more wine clubs then I know what to do with so I went with the model plane.
About two weeks later I was on a UA PDX-IAH flight and the guy across from me hit 1mm on UA on the flight. He got a captain announcement and a gift bag of swag from the flight crew, along with a signed card. That was enough for me to write AS customer service and ask, in so many words, what the heck.
About two weeks later I was on a UA PDX-IAH flight and the guy across from me hit 1mm on UA on the flight. He got a captain announcement and a gift bag of swag from the flight crew, along with a signed card. That was enough for me to write AS customer service and ask, in so many words, what the heck.
Last edited by Chugach; Sep 1, 2022 at 8:06 am
Sep 1, 2022, 8:16 am
#25
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Programs: AA, HH, UA, Amtrak
Posts: 270
Impressive, but I did 940 millions miles last year
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It wasn't on an airline but on a spacecraft (Earth moving around the sun
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Congrats on the AS milestone!
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It wasn't on an airline but on a spacecraft (Earth moving around the sun
). Sorry just having fun with numbers. And of course, everyone achieved it!Congrats on the AS milestone!
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Sep 1, 2022, 9:08 am
#26
Join Date: May 2001
Location: RDM
Programs: RDM AS 100K - 1MM / DL DM - 3MM / Marriott Ambassador - Lifetime Titanium Elite
Posts: 352
My father had balloons and cake in Cabo on his way back to Portland at 1MM. No mention for me when I hit the mark but the 737 model is really cool.
Sep 1, 2022, 10:35 am
#27
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: AS Million Miler, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Nexus / Global Entry
Posts: 844
I had a great experience on my milestone flight. Was very pleasantly surprised. 
Congratulations, OP!
At Last - One Million Miles!
Congratulations, OP!
At Last - One Million Miles!
Sep 6, 2022, 11:54 am
#30
Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: Alaska MM, AA MM, BA Silver, Bonvoy Lifetime Gold
Posts: 316
Congrats on getting to MM. I hit MM in December 2020 after slowly but surely accumulating but-in-seat miles since 1988. When I was about to rollover the MM mark, I was to fly on a Skywest flight from SEA to Monterey. Had the Seattle station manager greet me at the gate with a big thank you and a model of an Alaska 737. You can also sign up for a free gift from a list. I believe I selected a 6 month membership for a coffee/chocolate club. Good stuff. They also made an announcement at the gate and the pilot greeted me on the plane and made an announcement mid-flight. The biggest perk as others have mentioned is the Gold MVP for life.
