Aviation Fact-2: The 21 million-mile-man!

People do air travel for a variety of pursuits be it for leisure, business etc and most of them don't even like travelling as it entails endless queing, delays, unsatisfactory meals and possibly many more reasons.

But have you ever heard about someone who is breaking records with his frequent flying activities?

That's true! Tom Stuker has taken flying to a whole new level. 

Here are some of his flying statistics:
Apparently, he has made more than 10,000 flights and effectively circled the Equator nearly 844 times.
On an average he spends about 200-250 days a year on an airplane which is like being for 6 months inside an aircraft.
In January 2019, he became the first passenger to fly 20 million miles which prompted United Airlines (the airline he flies with) to throw celebrations including a mid-air champagne toast and a welcome reception when he arrived in Los Angeles.
In July 2019, he broke his own record and crossed the 21 million mark.
An interesting point which comes over here is, till now he's flown only in First class that too with United Airlines only.
Moreover, he has flown transatlantic to London more than 100 times.

Mr Stuker admits he is very competitive and likes breaking records, even if they are his own.

As strange as it sounds, United Airlines even named a B777 after him.
He has his own special check-in station, with a back door to the front of the security queue, as well as VIP airport lounges providing free fine dining, spa treatments and even sleeping quarters.

What do you think about Mr.Stuker and his flying statistics? Would love to know in the comments!