How many flying hours pa, to be Premier 1K?
Nov 24, 2017, 8:22 pm
#31
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Indeed: I made 150k PQM last year on ~15k PQD, almost all of which was paid F/J TCON.
Nov 24, 2017, 8:29 pm
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Nov 24, 2017, 10:06 pm
#33
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Fly RT from ASE (via DEN) to COS 30 times in a calendar year. 4 segments each RT * 30 RT = 120 segments = 1K (fares on this route are high so PQDs won't be an issue). Probably about 120 hours on aircraft, but in roughly 1 hour increments.
Nov 25, 2017, 12:59 am
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Nov 25, 2017, 9:43 am
#35
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100K miles, what does that mean? Planes fly about 550 mph, but call it 500 to allow for time on the tarmac and slow approach to landing. Therefore 100K miles takes 100,000/500 hours, 200 h in aircrafts. To be Premier 1K by flying economy, it is therefore necessary to spend over 8 days per year, 24 h a day, confined in a small tube with lots of other people, breathing recycled bacteria and viruses. Then there would be more time waiting in airports. Customers must spend above a minimum too.
It's possible to earn PQMs at an accelerated rate by paying for a business or first class ticket, but if a customer is going to pay for business class they do not really need Premier 1K. Premier 1K has become a stamp for customers who consistently pay to fly business class. Anyone not doing that would have to endure a lot to reach that status.
It's possible to earn PQMs at an accelerated rate by paying for a business or first class ticket, but if a customer is going to pay for business class they do not really need Premier 1K. Premier 1K has become a stamp for customers who consistently pay to fly business class. Anyone not doing that would have to endure a lot to reach that status.
Anyway, my point being is that I think this type of calculation is almost impossible to figure out. I think anything we could come up with would be VERY generalized.
Nov 25, 2017, 5:13 pm
#36
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Oct: 64 block hours, across 19 segments, totaling ~24k miles. Average ~405 flying miles/hour (accounting for the 15 minute addition each segment)
Sep: 52 block hours, across 18 segments, totaling ~18K miles. Average ~379 flying miles/hour
Aug: 76 block hours, across 25 segments, totaling ~25K miles. Average ~418 flying miles/hour
This was mostly domestic, with a few international long hauls and transcons tossed in. (I'm very new and I work less hours than that of an average FA, partially due to a lack of seniority, coupled with the types of flights I tend to pick up).
But yeah, I think OP's estimate of 500/hour is a bit high, unless one does solely longhaul and transcons.