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When Bingham hits his 10 million-mile goal during a flight from Chicago to Omaha, he receives a surprise champagne celebration onboard, and American Airlines' chief pilot appears for a congratulatory sit-down visit. Bingham, already the owner of an impressive graphite card (a status invented by the film), receives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up in the Air Fantasies: What Does 10 Million Miles Get You? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

Real life doesn't quite provide that kind of a party for actual 10 million milers - though certainly get treated well. Phillip Dunkelberger is the president of a data protection firm. Work sends him around the globe and he has earned about 14 million miles, mostly with American. ("I'm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up in the Air Fantasies: What Does 10 Million Miles Get You? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

That said, Dunkelberger's Executive Platinum status with American is pretty sweet: it offers upgrades, lounge access and a 100% flight mileage bonus (meaning he doubles his miles with each trip), to name a few benefits. But he must also hit certain mileage marks each calendar-year or else lose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up in the Air Fantasies: What Does 10 Million Miles Get You? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

Jerold Solovy is 79 years old and has been flying American Airlines for 64 years. He cannot even recall when he crossed the 10 million mile mark. "I think I passed it last year; I wasn't keeping track," he says. "American Airlines wrote me a nice letter. They advised...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up in the Air Fantasies: What Does 10 Million Miles Get You? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

Solovy and Dunkleberger say that some things in the movie are accurate. While there is no such thing as the graphite card, the Concierge Key card that the film's other veteran flyer, Alex Goran (Vera Farmiga), finds in Ryan Bingham's wallet actually does exist. In the film, Goran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up in the Air Fantasies: What Does 10 Million Miles Get You? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

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