Are you a super frequent flyer?
 

In your opinion, how much does one have to fly or had been flying to be a super frequent flyer?

200 segments or 200 000 actual flight miles per year?
And no, I do not qualify.

IMO:

Frequent Flyer - 50 segments or 50k BIS miles
Very Frequent Flyer - 100 segments or 100k BIS miles
Super Frequent Flyer - 175 segments or 175k BIS miles

I'm between FF and VFF.

Someone that makes HON on intra european flights.

IMHO, I think I qualify for uber road warrior.

Usually I qualify for the top level in two airlines every year. This year I'm only Platinum in 4 airlines, but two were comped...(2mm on AA, comp on CO). I am trying to drive a lot more and a lot further.

I would vote with 200 segments or 200,000 BIS miles for VFF, but would add earned top level status in two airlines in the same year would also be a good measure.

Got to go, have 3 segments to do today...

-Outoftown

I think segments are the key here. Someone can rack up 200k flying UK to Australia 10 times a year. Taking 10 roundtrip flights a year doesn't make you a super frequent flyer. Racking up over 200 segments would IMO make you a super frequent flyer as you'd be taking a flight more often than once every 2 days.

As this isn't really specific to Mileage Runs, I'm going to move this to MilesBuzz for further discussion.

Dave, a.k.a. dmfriedman
Moderator, Mileage Run

One can also get 200K miles by buying a Ferrari on their credit card. Segments favor those like me, who live at non-hub airports. I can get double the number of those who fly out of hub cities, so a roundtrip will be at least 4 segments, if done weekly, is good for about 200 segments per year. Since I have some weeks with 6 or even 8 segments, I can skip flying about a week every month. Throw in a MR or two near the end of the year and there is the 200 segments. Trying to keep segments limited to two airlines when you have no control over the corporate travel agent is the tough part...

-outoftown

I fly from a hub airport, and end up with 250-300 segments. I am on a plane EVERY work day! It is VERY rare that I end up 2 work nights in the same hotel.

I also feel that I am a SFF! Now, if only a few airlines would realize this and give status to the 1% who do double/triple of the top tier segments/miles!

It should be EQMs, or segments, not miles.

DL 135,000MQMs
AA 96,000 EQPs / 75,000 EQMs
SQ 43,000


I figure another 50,000 by year end, maybe 100,000.

Some FFPs do have special arrangements for select few. Otherwise diversify. Earn top status in multiple programs for more flexibility, proportionately more rewards/benefits and arbitrage opportunities.

Not all MQMs are equal. A HON could get 200k status miles from less than 58k flown miles in first, or even less flown miles if minimum mileage applies.

Flown miles or flown segments would IMO be a better way to define SFF and UFF.

Yes, I would agree. I was trying to eliminate the credit card issue but flown miles or segments is a better way to do that.

Not a super frequent flyer until at least 300k BIS/year. Myabe more if you fly a lot of international long-distance.