Those days are gone
A reason why I love FT now


The owner of a company that I used to work for, absolutely loved flying WN, he lived in Rancho Santa Fe, and dude was loaded.

I spent a weekend in his beach house in forti di marmi, and he wouldn't take any other airline other than WN when going to California

Then again, the other option is HP, which I hate them , so, I can't blame him

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Some airlines offer extra free baggage allowance (e.g. 10kg above your reg allowance) but if you have all the money in the world... you could just pay extra

I guess thats where "worth millions" and "money is no object" part ways. Someone worth $2-4m, might have 1-1.5m tied up in their house and maybe 2m liquid. If they live a 20k/ mo lifestyle, then they would still be considerate of their spending. The "money is no object", is the 10+m liquid. Which could allow for a never ending income stream 40-60k a month, forever. Its when you get into those areas and higher that you start to look at it in a whole new light.

Ken in Phx

When I worked for Marriott, a number of years ago, Bill Marriott flew Coach!

Or just ship the luggage ahead.
No worries about dealing with baggage claim or schlepping it around.

People like him probably hate it - but do it as an example to his employees. Doubt you see Michael O'Leary, or Stelios flying BA 1st either much.

Leaving aside the safety issues I gave earlier - if you had a couple hundred million - could you be bothered, or have the time, to own & run your own plane - not every rich person is a plane aficiando. Or could you trust someone else to run it for you,spending all your cash?

I'd still belong to a FFP even if money were no object...there's just some part of my heart that loves freebies...It makes me smile to pick up a free WSJ at my hotel, even though I can subscribe for $.50/issue. I like the free WN donuts, even though I've never eaten one.....

Of course, I've never had access to a corp jet, maybe my opinion would change....and even if "Money is no object," we're still limited to 8,760 hours/year....maybe if I thought the "thinking time" was worth $4,000/hour, I'd have a different opinion...but no one's productive 100% of the time....

Nah. I'll be a cheap azz till the day I die....

Even if money were no object, I'd continue to participate in FFP's. I would want to travel a lot, and probably into more parts of the world where I'd rather just buy a full F ticket and leave all of the coordination/paperwork hassles to the airline (vs. arriving in my own jet).

If irregular operations impacted my travels, I'd have a high-tier status and a paid F ticket on my side. That's better than simply a paid F ticket.

I'm going to make the assumption that money truly is no object. So I wouldn't be a lowly millionaire, or even a billionaire, that's not enough

First, I'd buy a few carriers just for fun, and so that I could ride a commercial airline whenever I wanted to when I felt like it. I wouldn't deal with the business side of things, I'd leave that to airline experts of course so no FTers would be harmed It would just mean a seat on any plane any time.

I'd also have memberships with all the private jet clubs. I'd use these primarily so that I could have the quickest and most convenient access from all my places of residence to the various airports these programs serve. Then of course, I would have my own fleet of aircraft always ready to fly wherever I wanted. I'd also secure landing rights at every airport again because of the convenience of some of them.

Oh, and I would join the FF programs and buy top tier elite status for the times I used them.

If money was no object I would be flying in "leave me the heck alone" class (aka a private plane)!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd belong to a FF program still-- I want to be able to complain to somebody I'd also continue with FT

Everybody is funny about money--whether we are rich or poor, we all have some things on which we will blow money without a thought, and other things about which we are extremely cautious. It doen't make much sense. For instance, I know people who can barely scrape together enough to make ends meet, who smoke two packs of cigarettes a day, and live off of Top Ramen and Macaroni and Cheese. Go figure.

I never bat an eye at the cost of my expensive unguents and potients, but am very hesitant to buy clothes (other than my Chico's basics) that aren't on sale--except for shoes, of course. Any shoes that fit and are comfortable I buy, not matter what the cost.

I have friends who have (and can actually afford) several mansions and race horses who fly in coach.

Different strokes. It's all good.

P.S., No matter how much money I have, or ever will have, I will always be addicted to my miles and points.

I'm not exactly sure who Bill Marriott is, but an elder Marriott (I think J.W., but I could be wrong) travels on a small LearJet based somewhere near DC.

Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper were killed in that crash. Except wasn't it Mason City?