eng3

I should hit 1MM in the first quarter of 22. Realizing, I will cross it on ORD-MKE, I did some re-arranging and award bookings to ensure it will be on an intl polaris flight at least.
ANYWAYS, I've read a few posts from people reporting they received (or asked for) a flight chart from the pilot(s) indicating the MM point on the route. How does this work? Don't the pilots need this during the flight? I know there are electronic charts but don't they carry paper too as a backup? Or do they have a printer up in the cockpit to make another copy? How do they know the MM point, is your exact lifetime mileage available to them?

Flying Machine

My MM flight was on UA 1 SFO-SIN. I typed up a brief memo for the flight deck and gave them the exact mile I would be crossing. For example I have 999,500 miles therefore 500 miles into the flight I will pass my millionth mile on UA . When I boarded I asked the FA if I can approach the flight deck, mentioned to the captain my milestone and presented the note to him. He congratulated me, said please have a seat in my chair and we took photos. If you really want it recognition, I think you have to do a little bit of legwork to obtain. Later in the flight a FA came by and gave my son and I a glass of champagne and gave me the printed flight plan with the denotation from the captain on the exact spot I crossed with a congratulatory note!

eng3

hmm ok, It feels strange going up to the pilot and handing him a memo. I feel like if I was in his shoes, I'd be thinking "what do you expect me to do with this". But maybe it's not so uncommon. Maybe I just have bad luck with that sort of thing. On my last 747 flight, I approached the cockpit (prior to a delayed flight) and asked if I could get a photo. I got turned away, I guess maintenance was in the middle of fixing something and to come back at the end of the flight but we were so delayed, I barely had enough time to connect. Totally understandable.
I guess they have a printer up there as you said "printed flight plan"
But I do understand that if you want something, you pretty much have to specifically ask for it. I thought I might ask the purser to relay a message but maybe the direct approach safer in this situation. I just don't want to bother them or seem "over-entitled"

My original plan was to fly UA1 on my MM flight (maybe UA2 for 2MM ) but I think I'll have to pick another destination given the difficulties to go there currently.

Flying Machine

Attitude my friend! Walk in very happily go to the flight attendant hey this is my millionth mile flight do you mind if I approach the flight deck because I’d like to give them a memo to see if they can memorialize the point I pass…

JC1976

For those that reached MM and do not live near one of their hubs, do you plan of flying with UA or another airline?

Reaching MM status is cool milestone and if I live next to their hub still it would be a easy decision. But Since I do not live near a UA hub anymore I plan on finding the cheapest and shortest star alliance flights. UA flights add another 4+ hour to my routes since I need to fly to one of their hubs. AA has a hub where I live now but their ff program is not appealing and Oneworld does not fly my routes. More importantly, the US carriers these days are double or triple the cost of some
international carriers. The UA economy tickets are about the same as business class of the other carriers.

Kmxu

Yes, I flew other airlines after reaching 3M. Southwest, LH, BRUSSELS AIRLINES, AA, Latam, GOL, etc. Europe airlines treat passengers much better. AA handled Irregular op very well (15K miles proactively offered). UA did nothing to my son in the similar situation.

boat stuck

Got this very nice email today, a day before one of my 3 planned short vacations/mileage runs this year to get 1MM.



Is this new?

DELee

Is the email new acknowledging you're close to 1MM? Yes. In the before era, United only acknowledged that you accomplished a MM milestone afterwards.

Congratulations on the email and come back and post how the MM flight goes.

David

spartacusmcfly

Nice enhancement by UA IT. Gate agents and onboard staff struggled to consistently recognize accomplishments that took flyers decades to achieve. That hurt.

Good to see technology step in and bridge this gap!

Flying Machine

Congratulations! Nice email, haven’t seen that before. Welcome to the club.

DCA writer

I crossed the million-mile mark early Saturday morning on UA 989, 75 miles before landing at FRA. And I got to do so in style: My upgrade cleared Friday morning, allowing me to make my acquaintance with the Polaris Lounge at IAD and then reach this threshold with a lot more personal space than I had on the flight that began this journey--a seat in economy on CO from EWR to ORY in the spring of 1989.

I DMed United on Twitter in advance, mainly to say thanks for getting me out and then home so many times; it felt like me asking "can you make a big deal out of this on board?" would be getting into DYKWIA territory. I did mention the significance of the flight to the agents at the PL, who applauded and congratulated me, and the FAs, who also shared their congrats but didn't do more than that. (I thought afterwards that I could have asked them to sign my boarding pass, even if it wasn't on card stock.) But you know, the important point is reaching this point. And the really important point for me is bestowing MM companion status on Mrs. DCA Writer.

FlyerBeek

Congrats, DCA writer!

-FlyerBeek

Flying Machine

Congratulations DCA writer !

DELee

Heartiest Congratulations!

David

kirkwoodj

Congrats DCA writer !!!