American Airlines
1,000,000 Miles
31 July 2007 at 06:42 Filed in:
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Today, I crossed the 1,000,000
life-time miles threshold with American Airlines.
That means I've flown over 1,000,000 miles with American since I joined the "AAdvantage" program in 1995. It's a momentus day. Perhaps an infamous day, if you are not a fan or American Airlines. Personally, I like them. The planes are quiet. They do an excellent job of keeping children out of First & Business Class. The flight attendants are excellent bar tenders. They leave mostly on time. They arrive mostly on time. Their lounges are comfy. And their baggage claim staff at Charles DeGaulle Airport are the best.
For what it's worth, I figure that I passed 1,000,000 miles flown about 5 years ago. If I add up all my mileage as part of all the frequent flyer programs I'm enrolled in, I figure the 1,000,000 life-time miles mark was achieved in 2002 after my first trip to Tokyo. That includes 200,000 miles on United, 175,000 miles on Continental, 100,000 miles on the Trump/US-Air/Delta Shuttle... and a few other stragglers like British Airways, Northwest, and Jet Blue.
I'd like to thank America Online, Victoria's Secret, and MTV Networks for paying for most of those tickets.
That means I've flown over 1,000,000 miles with American since I joined the "AAdvantage" program in 1995. It's a momentus day. Perhaps an infamous day, if you are not a fan or American Airlines. Personally, I like them. The planes are quiet. They do an excellent job of keeping children out of First & Business Class. The flight attendants are excellent bar tenders. They leave mostly on time. They arrive mostly on time. Their lounges are comfy. And their baggage claim staff at Charles DeGaulle Airport are the best.
For what it's worth, I figure that I passed 1,000,000 miles flown about 5 years ago. If I add up all my mileage as part of all the frequent flyer programs I'm enrolled in, I figure the 1,000,000 life-time miles mark was achieved in 2002 after my first trip to Tokyo. That includes 200,000 miles on United, 175,000 miles on Continental, 100,000 miles on the Trump/US-Air/Delta Shuttle... and a few other stragglers like British Airways, Northwest, and Jet Blue.
I'd like to thank America Online, Victoria's Secret, and MTV Networks for paying for most of those tickets.
