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New Delta Milestone splash page

Providing a whole lot of stats and recognition for Delta frequent fliers. Any of our FTers see themselves on the list?

Delta Milestone Awards

How does someone from Champaign, IL fly almost half a million miles on Delta?

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Originally Posted by rucksack (Post 30687565)

How does someone from Champaign, IL fly almost half a million miles on Delta?

One mile at a time :-)

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Originally Posted by rucksack (Post 30687565)

How does someone from Champaign, IL fly almost half a million miles on Delta?

He's an academic at a major research university. His specialty is dynamical systems with applications to international security. He would travel to participate in conferences, serve on professional committees, and collaborate with researchers at other institutions. In addition, he had an affiliation with a think tank in the UK.

I am going to start tagging all my in flight pics with #skymileslife

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skylifer

MOST-TENURED SKYMILES MEMBER

Silver Medallion Member Atlanta, GA

Since joining in 1981, he has earned nearly 3.8 million miles.

So he has 3.8 million miles and is somehow not GM? Shouldn't he be annual complementary GM?

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Originally Posted by WhiskeyBravo (Post 30687650)

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So he has 3.8 million miles and is somehow not GM? Shouldn't he be annual complementary GM?

Good catch.

That was really fantastic. Love how they honored both customers and employees in the same piece. Very important to equate the value of both instead of focusing on them as separate groups.

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Originally Posted by WhiskeyBravo (Post 30687650)

So he has 3.8 million miles and is somehow not GM? Shouldn't he be annual complementary GM?

It says earned, so they are talking skymiles, not MQMs

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Originally Posted by jboylan (Post 30687666)

It says earned, so they are talking skymiles, not MQMs

Another good catch, although only earning about 3,800,000 doesn't seem so impressive if it's the total and not just his current balance.

IIRC there are folks on FT with about 3,000,000 RDMs currently available in their accounts, so they've surely earned a lot more on a lifetime basis as I suspect I have, especially if my PMNW miles count.

BTW for other stats, it's interesting that DL is using actual distance traveled and not MQMs, nor is there a "winner" for MQDs.

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Originally Posted by rucksack (Post 30687565)

How does someone from Champaign, IL fly almost half a million miles on Delta?

Well, I doubt he's there much!

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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 30687633)

My point was that it's remarkable that someone who lives in Champaign, IL would choose to be so loyal to Delta. American is currently the only carrier that serves the regional airport (CMI) and Delta hasn't served that airport since 2010. That leaves flying out of Bloomington (BMI – a regional about an hour drive from Champaign) or flying out of Chicago (about a 2.5 hour drive). Either way, that would still require connecting to a hub to get anywhere.

Presumably he was loyal to Delta / PMNW throughout his career before they left CMI and wanted to stay loyal, but I still think it's remarkable that someone would continue to be so loyal given the changed circumstances.

My stats are waaayyyyy off in the email they sent. Not that I care much.

The most glaring error is the claim that 100% of my flights were for business last year. Nope - personal trips to Mexico City, Seoul, Rome, Buenos Aires, Portland, OR x2, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston.

Well, now I want to try and beat the youngest MM... 120,000 so far and I'm 18; sounds doable, only like 4.2k MQM/week.