ua1flyer - A "Real" Up-In-The-Air GS
May 9, 2023, 1:59 pm
#2026
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The poster is not a UA regular and they were likely not aware of this. Their post was moved to this thread (as noted).
The poster is AA flyer and the AA lifetime system operates very differently -- in the AA system, the query make 100% sense, just does not in the UA system.
I think we all, with 1,2,3,4, even 5 million miles have a hard time wrapping our minds around Tom's accomplishment.
The poster is AA flyer and the AA lifetime system operates very differently -- in the AA system, the query make 100% sense, just does not in the UA system.
I think we all, with 1,2,3,4, even 5 million miles have a hard time wrapping our minds around Tom's accomplishment.
May 9, 2023, 2:03 pm
#2027
Join Date: Aug 2008
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No offense taken. It will all be detailed in the book ( if I ever finish the damn thing!) The t will be detailed that I have flown over 23 million miles. Unfortunately, it doesn’t count all the flights I’ve flown for free. It doesn’t count my united flights between 1970 and 1983 when I joined mirage plus. And it doesn’t count the miles I have flown on some 60 other airlines. But when the record is formally authenticated by Guiness, it will exceed the current total ( updated from his original record ) by at least 5-6 million for sure.
May 9, 2023, 3:44 pm
#2029
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lol. I DID mean Mileage Plus. When I text it seems to have a mind of its own! Maybe it’s an American phone? Either way , need to proof read my quotes before posting .
May 10, 2023, 4:31 am
#2030
Join Date: Apr 2013
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r those of you who have not seen the picture:
May 10, 2023, 4:39 am
#2031
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May 10, 2023, 4:52 am
#2032
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Honestly -- I miss Oscar, I miss Jeff very much less -- but I'm liking him more now lol!
May 10, 2023, 6:53 am
#2033
Join Date: Mar 2015
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I really miss Larry Kellner and Gordon Bethune the most, I had moved to DELTA, by the time that Smisek became CEO, but I never had good vibes from him when he was with Continental.
May 10, 2023, 7:08 am
#2034
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No offense taken. It will all be detailed in the book ( if I ever finish the damn thing!) The t will be detailed that I have flown over 23 million miles. Unfortunately, it doesn’t count all the flights I’ve flown for free. It doesn’t count my united flights between 1970 and 1983 when I joined mirage plus. And it doesn’t count the miles I have flown on some 60 other airlines. But when the record is formally authenticated by Guiness, it will exceed the current total ( updated from his original record ) by at least 5-6 million for sure.
Did Guinness happen to inform you about what they think the record of flown miles by flight/cabin crew member may be?
Those who have AA as their anchor of familiarity with million mileage tracking tend to think that flyers talking about being million milers are counting a lot of non-flight activity miles in the total of lifetime miles flown. Thus they tend to think the true amount of miles flown is below the claimed level of miles flown even when it isn’t.
May 10, 2023, 7:22 am
#2035
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Looking back critically (at myself) -- I can honestly say that I didn't really have any issues with Jeff at CO -- we enjoyed our flights on CO to Japan monthly -- and then he became leader of the combined entity -- and something changed - at least to me... But this is a story for another thread I suppose...
May 21, 2023, 8:32 pm
#2037
Join Date: Jan 2011
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A CNBC podcast episode released today includes an interview with Tom, in which Tom says that he actually bought a lifetime pass with United back in 1990 for $500k and has been using it ever since (this was in response to a question about when was the last time he paid for a flight - over 30 years ago!). It's the first time I've heard of Tom revealing he owns a lifetime pass, and he certainly has received great value from it!
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/21/now-...ne-status.html
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/21/now-...ne-status.html
May 21, 2023, 9:02 pm
#2038
Join Date: Nov 2013
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A CNBC podcast episode released today includes an interview with Tom, in which Tom says that he actually bought a lifetime pass with United back in 1990 for $500k and has been using it ever since (this was in response to a question about when was the last time he paid for a flight - over 30 years ago!). It's the first time I've heard of Tom revealing he owns a lifetime pass, and he certainly has received great value from it!
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/21/now-...ne-status.html
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/21/now-...ne-status.html
May 21, 2023, 9:12 pm
#2039
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A CNBC podcast episode released today includes an interview with Tom, in which Tom says that he actually bought a lifetime pass with United back in 1990 for $500k and has been using it ever since (this was in response to a question about when was the last time he paid for a flight - over 30 years ago!). It's the first time I've heard of Tom revealing he owns a lifetime pass, and he certainly has received great value from it!
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/21/now-...ne-status.html
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/21/now-...ne-status.html
May 21, 2023, 10:13 pm
#2040
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