Flying Goals
May 24, 2016, 8:16 pm
#151
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: BCN
Programs: IHG, M&M, FB, Avios, ALL, etc.
Posts: 928
In my case, business flights are about 80% of the grand total, but they've taken me to all continents, even in the same calendar year, so I cannot complain!
May 24, 2016, 8:24 pm
#152
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: BCN
Programs: IHG, M&M, FB, Avios, ALL, etc.
Posts: 928
With my recent AEP-USH flight, I've now flown to the southernmost airport I guess I'll ever reach (unless I ever fly to the Antartica; very unlikely).
And never a flying goal of mine, and a bit of a trivia nonsense, but I've just realised that, with the addition of Ushuaia, I've now flown to airports starting with every letter of the alphabet.
And never a flying goal of mine, and a bit of a trivia nonsense, but I've just realised that, with the addition of Ushuaia, I've now flown to airports starting with every letter of the alphabet.
May 25, 2016, 6:31 am
#153
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2008
Location: CHA, MAN;
Programs: Delta DM 1 MM; Hz PC
Posts: 11,169
With my recent AEP-USH flight, I've now flown to the southernmost airport I guess I'll ever reach (unless I ever fly to the Antartica; very unlikely).
And never a flying goal of mine, and a bit of a trivia nonsense, but I've just realised that, with the addition of Ushuaia, I've now flown to airports starting with every letter of the alphabet.
And never a flying goal of mine, and a bit of a trivia nonsense, but I've just realised that, with the addition of Ushuaia, I've now flown to airports starting with every letter of the alphabet.
May 25, 2016, 1:14 pm
#154
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Canada
Programs: UA*1K MM
Posts: 23,298
May 25, 2016, 2:56 pm
#155
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: East Ester, Alaska
Programs: Alaska Million Miler, United Million Miler, Wyndham Rewards Diamond, Choice Hotels Diamond
Posts: 12,148
When you've flown as much as I have, there aren't a lot of goals left to attain. For now, I suppose I'll focus on flying my 200th airline. Additionally, I'd like to log a flight aboard a 737-600.
Oh yeah - flying between Perth and Johannesburg would very nicely complete the southern symmetry of my flight memory map.
Oh yeah - flying between Perth and Johannesburg would very nicely complete the southern symmetry of my flight memory map.
May 25, 2016, 2:59 pm
#156
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2008
Location: CHA, MAN;
Programs: Delta DM 1 MM; Hz PC
Posts: 11,169
With my recent AEP-USH flight, I've now flown to the southernmost airport I guess I'll ever reach (unless I ever fly to the Antartica; very unlikely).
And never a flying goal of mine, and a bit of a trivia nonsense, but I've just realised that, with the addition of Ushuaia, I've now flown to airports starting with every letter of the alphabet.
And never a flying goal of mine, and a bit of a trivia nonsense, but I've just realised that, with the addition of Ushuaia, I've now flown to airports starting with every letter of the alphabet.
May 26, 2016, 10:10 am
#158
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2008
Location: CHA, MAN;
Programs: Delta DM 1 MM; Hz PC
Posts: 11,169
When you've flown as much as I have, there aren't a lot of goals left to attain. For now, I suppose I'll focus on flying my 200th airline. Additionally, I'd like to log a flight aboard a 737-600.
Oh yeah - flying between Perth and Johannesburg would very nicely complete the southern symmetry of my flight memory map.
Oh yeah - flying between Perth and Johannesburg would very nicely complete the southern symmetry of my flight memory map.
Have you ever done a RTW exclusively in the southern Hemisphere? It will not be easy but it is doable. I think Lan Chile have a Auckland-Santiago - Buenos Aires which helps considerably and Qantas can get you from NZ-Australia -South Africa. And not sure about South Africa back to South America.
May 26, 2016, 11:01 am
#159
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: East Ester, Alaska
Programs: Alaska Million Miler, United Million Miler, Wyndham Rewards Diamond, Choice Hotels Diamond
Posts: 12,148
You're right, I forgot about that! At present I've flown aboard all of Alaska's -400s, all of the -700s, all but one of the -800s and all but seven of the -900s. And all but two of Horizon's DHC-8-400s. Being as it's all left to chance, in addition to the fact that Alaska continues to add new airplanes (737 MAX 8/9s) it'll be a likely be a few years before I attain this goal.
May 26, 2016, 1:51 pm
#160
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: BCN
Programs: IHG, M&M, FB, Avios, ALL, etc.
Posts: 928
That sounds nice, but no, it was actually a day trip from Buenos Aires, where I've been the last few days on business. It's quite a long flight, below 4 hours, and not cheap due to the duopoly of Aerolíneas and LATAM, but perfectly doable. I departed at 7:35 AM, got back before midnight, and spent 8 hours there.
May 26, 2016, 1:53 pm
#161
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: BCN
Programs: IHG, M&M, FB, Avios, ALL, etc.
Posts: 928
May 26, 2016, 3:01 pm
#162
Moderator, Amtrak & Spirit Airlines
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: EWR :rolleyes:
Programs: AC 50K, AS MVP, AA Plat Pro, DL Plat, UA Silver, IHG Spire, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 9,616
May 26, 2016, 3:16 pm
#163
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: 6km East of EPAYE
Programs: UA Silver, AA Platinum, AS & DL GM Marriott TE, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,582
I wish My Flight Memory maps were interactive and allowed others to look through years and airlines the way other sites do because your domestic US map looks like a Jackson Pollok #LifeGoals
May 26, 2016, 6:49 pm
#164
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: BCN
Programs: IHG, M&M, FB, Avios, ALL, etc.
Posts: 928
I know, I guess I should have written "cities", instead of "airports", as that's what I actually meant.
If we're talking about IATA codes, then I'm missing Q, but QRO (Querétaro) should be added soon.
And on the other hand, if we talk about cities not codes, Y becomes more difficult to achieve -ie, Canadian airports out of the way-. I've only been to the rather obscure YNT (Yantai, China).
If we're talking about IATA codes, then I'm missing Q, but QRO (Querétaro) should be added soon.
And on the other hand, if we talk about cities not codes, Y becomes more difficult to achieve -ie, Canadian airports out of the way-. I've only been to the rather obscure YNT (Yantai, China).
May 26, 2016, 6:54 pm
#165
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2008
Location: CHA, MAN;
Programs: Delta DM 1 MM; Hz PC
Posts: 11,169
No brainer for me YAK out of Anchorage and they have a wonderful lodge/bar 30 yards walk from the terminal - I love Alaska. The Yakutat flight also goes via Cordova.
Last edited by GRALISTAIR; May 27, 2016 at 9:52 am