Man With 10 Million Air Miles Gets Plane Named After Him 249
Chicago car salesman Thomas Stuker has set a record by accumulating an astonishing 10 million air miles on United Airlines. In the past 29 years Thomas has flown almost 6,000 times - racking up a total mileage that would circle the Earth 400 times. From the article: "Mr Stuker has already been highly rewarded with access to a special lounge at the airlines hub in Chicago, first-class upgrades as a matter of course and even a plane named after him on the fleet."
And more importantly (Score:4, Insightful)
He is still alive.
Re:Yet *still* no full-sized soft drink (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Yet *still* no full-sized soft drink (Score:4, Insightful)
The "service" personnel in coach are actually safety officers - but rather than have them sit around looking like air marshals, they attempt to get them to keep the customers happy. Of course, at the wages they pay, it's amazing there aren't more dramatic Take this Job and Shove It [nbcnewyork.com] events.