Year In Review: 2015 Edition

[EJB]

Customer care comps: 180K AA

What was this for?

[coralsnake]

Not sure if I did it properly but this is all in J or F.. I'm quite surprised that I flew this much in 2015.
This is all not counting business trips, only pleasure.

You have a flight listed there EWR-JFK, so unless you were trying to avoid traffic on the Verrazano....

[PlatinumGuy]

More importantly.
Number of UA award booking and redeposits: 359 awards

So basically 1k saved you approx $70,000 in refund fees.

[AJK]

So basically 1k saved you approx $70,000 in refund fees.

Nu, where's your map?

[Dan]

So basically 1k saved you approx $70,000 in refund fees.

[EJB]

You have a flight listed there EWR-JFK, so unless you were trying to avoid traffic on the Verrazano....

Does this have something to do with UPS?

[coralsnake]

Does this have something to do with UPS?

Probably has to do with nuts. Lots and lots of nuts.

[Yordai Dooma]

Wow. I totally dont keep track of all my past flights. I wouldn't even know where to start on trying to backtrack and would take me hours to put together.

[benjie1305]

Wow. I totally dont keep track of all my past flights. I wouldn't even know where to start on trying to backtrack and would take me hours to put together.

Don't worry, we got time.

[Yaalili]

 
1 segment path:            431 mi
    TEB (40°51'00"N 74°03'39"W)   YQB (46°47'28"N 71°23'36"W)   017.1°    (N)   030.0°    (NE)   431 mi
3 segment path:            2,378 mi
    LGA (40°46'38"N 73°52'21"W)   MCO (28°25'46"N 81°18'32"W)   208.7°    (SW)   221.7°    (SW)   950 mi
    MCO (28°25'46"N 81°18'32"W)   NAS (25°02'20"N 77°27'58"W)   133.6°    (SE)   139.8°    (SE)   333 mi
    NAS (25°02'20"N 77°27'58"W)   EWR (40°41'33"N 74°10'07"W)   009.2°    (N)   017.3°    (N)   1,095 mi
4 segment path:            12,342 mi
    JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   AUH (24°25'59"N 54°39'04"E)   046.2°    (NE)   059.2°    (NE)   6,867 mi
    AUH (24°25'59"N 54°39'04"E)   JNB (26°08'01"S 28°14'32"E)   208.7°    (SW)   206.8°    (SW)   3,899 mi
    JNB (26°08'01"S 28°14'32"E)   CPT (33°58'17"S 18°36'15"E)   224.6°    (SW)   243.2°    (SW)   790 mi
    CPT (33°58'17"S 18°36'15"E)   HLA (25°56'19"S 27°55'34"E)   047.7°    (NE)   072.9°    (E)   786 mi
    JNB (26°08'01"S 28°14'32"E)   LVI (17°49'18"S 25°49'22"E)   344.3°    (N)   002.9°    (N)   593 mi
3 segment path:            11,340 mi
    VFA (18°05'45"S 25°50'20"E)   JNB (26°08'01"S 28°14'32"E)   164.9°    (S)   172.4°    (S)   574 mi
    JNB (26°08'01"S 28°14'32"E)   AUH (24°25'59"N 54°39'04"E)   029.1°    (NE)   047.8°    (NE)   3,899 mi
    AUH (24°25'59"N 54°39'04"E)   JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   323.0°    (NW)   321.1°    (NW)   6,867 mi
4 segment path:            6,193 mi
    LGA (40°46'38"N 73°52'21"W)   ORD (41°58'38"N 87°54'29"W)   281.1°    (W)   294.1°    (NW)   733 mi
    ORD (41°58'38"N 87°54'29"W)   SFO (37°37'08"N 122°22'31"W)   272.2°    (W)   275.8°    (W)   1,846 mi
    SFO (37°37'08"N 122°22'31"W)   JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   069.8°    (E)   056.2°    (NE)   2,586 mi
    JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   PBI (26°40'59"N 80°05'44"W)   202.6°    (SW)   215.6°    (SW)   1,028 mi
    FLL (26°04'18"N 80°08'59"W)   ISP (40°47'43"N 73°06'01"W)   020.0°    (N)   026.6°    (NE)   1,092 mi
2 segment path:            2,515 mi
    LGA (40°46'38"N 73°52'21"W)   MDW (41°47'09"N 87°45'09"W)   280.1°    (W)   293.1°    (NW)   725 mi
    MDW (41°47'09"N 87°45'09"W)   SMF (38°41'44"N 121°35'27"W)   274.5°    (W)   278.2°    (W)   1,790 mi
    RNO (39°29'57"N 119°46'05"W)   JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   073.0°    (E)   059.4°    (NE)   2,411 mi
2 segment path:            5,678 mi
    JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   ZRH (47°27'53"N 8°32'57"E)   053.3°    (NE)   066.3°    (NE)   3,931 mi
    ZRH (47°27'53"N 8°32'57"E)   TLV (32°00'41"N 34°53'12"E)   118.1°    (SE)   116.0°    (SE)   1,747 mi
2 segment path:            5,678 mi
    TLV (32°00'41"N 34°53'12"E)   ZRH (47°27'53"N 8°32'57"E)   315.2°    (NW)   310.7°    (NW)   1,747 mi
    ZRH (47°27'53"N 8°32'57"E)   JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   296.0°    (NW)   293.8°    (NW)   3,931 mi
2 segment path:            67 mi
    FRG (40°43'44"N 73°24'48"W)   BDR (41°09'48"N 73°07'34"W)   026.5°    (NE)   039.8°    (NE)   34 mi
    BDR (41°09'48"N 73°07'34"W)   FRG (40°43'44"N 73°24'48"W)   206.7°    (SW)   220.2°    (SW)   34 mi
2 segment path:            5,042 mi
    JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   SMF (38°41'44"N 121°35'27"W)   283.0°    (W)   296.0°    (NW)   2,521 mi
    SMF (38°41'44"N 121°35'27"W)   JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   071.4°    (E)   057.6°    (NE)   2,521 mi
2 segment path:            4,950 mi
    JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   LAX (33°56'33"N 118°24'29"W)   273.9°    (W)   286.9°    (W)   2,475 mi
    LAX (33°56'33"N 118°24'29"W)   JFK (40°38'24"N 73°46'43"W)   065.9°    (NE)   053.7°    (NE)   2,475 mi

Total:            60,712 mi
Average:            2,024 mi

Mostly in Y and a couple private jet flights.

[Matovu]

So basically 1k saved you approx $70,000 in refund fees.

Load and clear "Uch I hate you"

[Tovia]

Guys very impressive.

Which app/program do you guys use to keep track on your flights/points?

Sorry of its not the right place to ask, I'm a newbie.

[Yaalili]

Guys very impressive.

Which app/program do you guys use to keep track on your flights/points?

Sorry of its not the right place to ask, I'm a newbie.

These images are coming from gcmap.

[Joe4007]

Jan: LGA-MIA-LGA / AA Y - $120 X 3 = $360
Apr: EWR-PHX / US Y - 12.5k BA X 3 = 37.5k
Apr: FLG-PHX-EWR / US Y/F - 25k AA X 3 = 75k
May: JFK-FRA-WAW / LH Y - Rev (paid for by a good samaritan) = $0
May: KRK-FRA-JFK / LH J - 45k AC = 45K
May: SWF-PHL-CLT-PBI-PHL-SWF / US Y - Expiring Business ExtrAA Award from a friend = $11.20
Sep/Oct: JFK-EZE-JFK / AR Y - $700 X 3 = $2,100
Sep: EZE-FTE / 4M Y - 6k AA X 2 = 12k
Oct: FTE-AEP / AR Y - $175 X 2 = $350

[Joe4007]

Would be cool if the map could somehow show a route that you took more than 1x. I guess the listing below works for that.

Flightdiary shows that by changing the colors.

[AROCKS1]

May: JFK-FRA-WAW / LH Y - Rev (paid for by a good samaritan) = $0
May: SWF-PHL-CLT-PBI-PHL-SWF / US Y - Expiring Business ExtrAA Award from a friend = $11.20

Either you are A) waiting for someone to ask you what these are all about or B) assuming we will all mind our own beeswax and won't ask or C) assuming we don't care enough to ask

I personally think the answer is A, anyone else agree/dissagree?

[Joe4007]

Either you are A) waiting for someone to ask you what these are all about or B) assuming we will all mind our own beeswax and won't ask or C) assuming we don't care enough to ask

I personally think the answer is A, anyone else agree/dissagree?

Wow, TBH I didn't even think about it as much as you did...

-JFK-FRA-WAW was a group nesiah and was sponsored by someone that wanted us there (I actually had the way back paid for as well, but after 48 hours without a bed, I was willing to part with 45k AC so I can get some shut eye)
-SWF-PHL-CLT-PBI-PHL-SWF - After AA started clawing back business extraa points from the referrals, a friend who I helped set up a couple of accounts quickly redeemed his 2k points for a free domestic RT award. A year went by and he hadn't used it. As it was about to expire and he couldn't make use of it, I got to use it free of charge.

Hope that clears it up.

[rediplus]

i simply don't understand how you manage to accrue so many miles.. it's like you have dedicated or paid rite aid or walmart employees....forget the churning

[David Smith]

i simply don't understand how you manage to accrue so many miles.. it's like you have dedicated or paid rite aid or walmart employees....forget the churning

What's so many points? The most I saw was 1.6M for someone married, which means 800k per SSN. Nothing crazy.

[Yordai Dooma]

Don't worry, we got time.

yeah, but i dont;D
I did some rough numbers, and i flew at least 50K. Would prefer not to share the details but it included a lot of LGA, JFK, EWR, ORD as well as some more and some less of YYZ, STL, YOW, LAX, MCI, EZE, GRU, IGR, COU, CGH, IGU, FRA, and TLV.