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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2019, 08:25:24 AM »
But when does the decade end?
Feelings don't care about your facts

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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2019, 08:35:18 AM »
But when does the decade end?
Next Wednesday.
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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2019, 01:03:27 PM »
2019:



232,831 miles burned

Decade ending 2019



971,669 miles burned
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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2019, 03:18:43 PM »
2019 flights

All Revenue

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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2019, 04:17:28 PM »
2019 flights

All Revenue

Wow!! but this thread is only for mileage flights ;)

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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2019, 12:09:36 AM »
LY 787 J x3
LX A330 J x2
OS 767 J
LH F x2
UA Polaris x2

825,000 miles burned.


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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2019, 04:10:56 AM »
2019: roughly 144k miles flown, mostly in J (red)

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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2019, 10:05:59 AM »


~51k this year.

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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2019, 01:41:39 PM »
Felt like a quiet year, although back and forth across the country really adds up:




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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2020, 12:24:45 AM »
Somewhat quieter year than last:



  • LGA-STL-LGA: Southwest Y, American Y; 2.9k WN + 7.5k BA + $11.20.
  • JFK-FRA-MAD-RAK-CIA, FCO-EWR: Lufthansa J, Iberia Y+, Ryanair Y+, Norwegian PE; 57.5k LM + $684.77.
  • EWR-YUL-YTZ-EWR: Air Canada Y+, Porter Y; $192.55.
  • JFK-ZRH-BUD-FRA-JFK: Swiss J, Lufthansa J; 126k LM + $147.64.
  • JFK-KEF, AEY-VPN-THO-AEY, KEF-JFK: Delta Y, Norlandair Y; $581.27.
  • EWR-BNA-CLT, AVL-EWR: Southwest Y+ and Y, Allegiant Y+; 13.1k WN + $49.60.
  • ISP-BWI-RDU-ISP: Southwest Y, Frontier Y; 8.8k WN + $44.60.
  • EWR-MIA, MCO-EWR: AA F, JetBlue Y; 16.5k BA + $212.60.
  • EWR-KEF-EWR: Icelandair Y+ and Y; $690.75.

Total spend: 232.3k miles + $2614.98.

29 segments and 37,809 miles flown.

16 new airports, 6 new countries, 5 new airlines, 4 new aircraft, 1 new continent.



Wrapping up the decade:



Key takeaways:
- 'Bout time I got started on Asia and Oceania.
- Sure, I've touched a bit of Africa and South America, but gotta double down on those as well.
- Still no TLV? Main travel goal of 2020: get my sorry backside to Israel.
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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2020, 11:59:58 AM »
Green= Economy and Economy Plus
Yellow= European/Domestic Business Class
Blue= Lie Flat Business Class
Red= First Class








What a year it's been!
123,505 miles flown, over 56 flights, through 17 countries, across 4 continents.
Totaling 9 F flights, 27 J flights on 23 different airlines via 24 different airports.
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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2020, 12:03:14 PM »
All this thread says is that we need more TRs.
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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2020, 12:05:31 PM »
Green= Economy and Economy Plus
Yellow= European/Domestic Business Class
Blue= Lie Flat Business Class
Red= First Class








What a year it's been!
123,505 miles flown, over 56 flights, through 17 countries, across 4 continents.
Totaling 9 F flights, 27 J flights on 23 different airlines via 24 different airports.
Woof....
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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2020, 01:13:45 PM »
Once again, working backwards based on scanning through my pictures rather than keeping better records  ::)
But I think this is everything.






Flights: 29

Lie-flats flown:

TEB-TLS Gulfstream V
TLS-OPF Bombardier Global 6000
ORD-OGG UA J 772
LIH-DEN UA J 752
DTW-AMS DL J 359
AMS-DTW DL J 359
EWR-TLV UA J 77W
TLV-EWR UA J 78J

New airports: 3 (AMS, OPF, TLS)
« Last Edit: January 02, 2023, 08:17:56 PM by Dan »
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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2020, 02:38:33 PM »
I am embarrassed to show my 2019 in review  :-[.

Orders of magnitude worse than other years.

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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2020, 02:44:02 PM »
I am embarrassed to show my 2019 in review  :-[.

Orders of magnitude worse than other years.
Sounds like it's worth posting as a cautionary tale :D
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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2020, 03:06:53 PM »
Sounds like it's worth posting as a cautionary tale :D

Here it is:




Green is coach, blue is business

Lie flats:
1. JFK-FCO DL A330 J (Award)
2. MAD-JFK IB A350 J (Award)
3. JFK-DOH-MLE-DOH-JFK QR A350 x 4 (Award)
4. ORD-EWR UA 787-10 Polaris J (Rev)
5. JFK-LAX DL 757 J (Rev, not EWR as pictured above)
6. SAN-JFK B6 A321 Mint J (Award)

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Re: Closing the decade: 2019 in review
« Reply #19 on: January 03, 2020, 03:08:41 PM »
Here it is:




Green is coach, blue is business

Lie flats:
1. JFK-FCO DL A330 J (Award)
2. MAD-JFK IB A350 J (Award)
3. JFK-DOH-MLE-DOH-JFK QR A350 x 4 (Award)
4. ORD-EWR UA 787-10 Polaris J (Rev)
5. JFK-LAX DL 757 J (Rev, not EWR as pictured above)
6. SAN-JFK B6 A321 Mint J (Award)
Nothing to sneeze at.
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