If you’re into miles & points and/or frequently fly with United Airlines, you’ve probably heard of Tom Stuker. He’s United’s most frequent flyer, and almost certainly the world’s most frequent flyer who doesn’t work for an airline. Yesterday he passed his latest milestone, as he became a 24 million mile flyer with United. He’s averaging over a million miles per year, so at this rate, he should become a 25 million mile flyer in early 2025.
As you’d expect, he’s a legend at the airline, and is treated very well (and conversely, he’s known for treating United employees well). United names planes after him, has parties when he reaches milestones, etc. The guy is quite proud of himself too, and even travels in a vest that has his name and how many millions of miles he has flown written on it (he already had his updated 24 million mile vest for yesterday’s special flight).
In this post I wanted to cover his latest milestone, and talk a bit about why he flies so…
