[light hearted) What UA flyer list would you top?
Aug 25, 2017, 5:24 pm
#46
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: UA 1K | MR Platinum
Posts: 492
The flight crew was _awesome_ on this particular journey. I was in 1B and the stewardess was there with a new can every time I would set mine in the corner with the sides crushed in slightly (holdover from college days, I guess).
Aug 25, 2017, 5:30 pm
#48
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, UA Gold, WN, Global Entry; +others wherever miles/points are found
Posts: 14,417
seven 312s on a 1am BOS-EWR flight (including PDBs), back when those were things a couple of years back. we had an AWESOME FA, and even had A side window seats for a hudson river approach to EWR. tremendous flight.
we were connecting to an early EWR-PBI, so the booze enabled a 3hr nap on an exquisite piece of EWR carpet.
we were connecting to an early EWR-PBI, so the booze enabled a 3hr nap on an exquisite piece of EWR carpet.
Aug 25, 2017, 7:44 pm
#51
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 11,462
1) I'm surprised that UA catered so many Mules so as to have that many left over. On the flights I've been on, they're far more prone to run out than have a bunch left over.
2) I've received bottles of wine on two occasions, once for reaching 1mm and once for winning half-way-to-Hawaii guessing game. Neither presenter expected them to be uncorked and consumed before landing.
2) I've received bottles of wine on two occasions, once for reaching 1mm and once for winning half-way-to-Hawaii guessing game. Neither presenter expected them to be uncorked and consumed before landing.
Aug 25, 2017, 8:17 pm
#52
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: UA*Lifetime GS, Hyatt* Lifetime Globalist
Posts: 12,337
Not exactly something to talk about:
I may have credited the most SQ flight activies in the M+ account.
I love flying SQ, and have been its PPS member almost as long as I have been a GS member (over a decade and counting). I have not credited one single mile of SQ activies in the Krisflyer account. My Krisflyer account has minimum balace (from Silk Air and Virgin Australia).
I credt everting into M+ because I need the GPUs. I use as many GPUs as I can get for family award travel use (redeem from my account).
On the other hand, I miss all those hard to get SQ awards in its premium class and suits on the A380
I may have credited the most SQ flight activies in the M+ account.
I love flying SQ, and have been its PPS member almost as long as I have been a GS member (over a decade and counting). I have not credited one single mile of SQ activies in the Krisflyer account. My Krisflyer account has minimum balace (from Silk Air and Virgin Australia).
I credt everting into M+ because I need the GPUs. I use as many GPUs as I can get for family award travel use (redeem from my account).
On the other hand, I miss all those hard to get SQ awards in its premium class and suits on the A380
Aug 25, 2017, 8:37 pm
#53
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: San Francisco
Programs: 1K 2.2MM
Posts: 2,352
I'm in this group...and I top the list of people who say to others on the plane more than anyone: "The reason why this flight is late is because I'm on it..."
Aug 25, 2017, 8:43 pm
#54
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 183
1) I'm surprised that UA catered so many Mules so as to have that many left over. On the flights I've been on, they're far more prone to run out than have a bunch left over.
2) I've received bottles of wine on two occasions, once for reaching 1mm and once for winning half-way-to-Hawaii guessing game. Neither presenter expected them to be uncorked and consumed before landing.
2) I've received bottles of wine on two occasions, once for reaching 1mm and once for winning half-way-to-Hawaii guessing game. Neither presenter expected them to be uncorked and consumed before landing.
Aug 25, 2017, 9:18 pm
#55
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: SEA
Programs: UA: 1k, Marriott / Bonvoy: Platinum
Posts: 46
Fastest through security. Clear and pre-check at IAD on an empty afternoon.
I timed it at 45 seconds from tapping my phone at clear to picking up my phone and stopping the timer on the ther side.
I timed it at 45 seconds from tapping my phone at clear to picking up my phone and stopping the timer on the ther side.
Aug 25, 2017, 9:51 pm
#56
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posts: 1,277
Probably not the only person to do this, or the fastest... but I flew SBA-SFO-CLE-MCI-CLE-SFO-LAS, tacking on a mileage run to a planned trip to Vegas. I didn't realize I wouldn't be able to check my bag all the way through, because cities repeated...
I had a 48 minute layover at MCI, collected my bag, rechecked it, and was back through security waiting at the gate 15 minutes after deplaning.
I had a 48 minute layover at MCI, collected my bag, rechecked it, and was back through security waiting at the gate 15 minutes after deplaning.
Aug 25, 2017, 10:09 pm
#60
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: LAS HNL
Programs: DL DM, 5.7 MM, UA 3.1 MM, MARRIOTT PLATINUM, AVIS FIRST, Amex Black Card
Posts: 4,479
The most mai-tai's consumed LAX-HNL (on a DL L-1011) about 25 years ago. I was in FC and I had two mai-tai's pre-boarding, and about 8+ more on the flt. It was a new FA serving them. I was in bliss. As we were about to land, the head FA asked the new FA in FC where are all the rum minis were? She said she poured them in the mai-tai's. The head FA said that mai-tai's were pre-mixed (with booze). Everyone leaving that flt that drank mai-tai's were hammered. Memories. That was pure Aloha!