>> HE'S BEEN CALLED THE 23 MILLION MILE MAN. THOMAS TUCKER JUST PASSED AWAY 3 MILLION MILES ON UNITED AIRLINES. IT ALL STARTED IN 1990, WHEN BOUGHT A LIFETIME PASS FOR $290,000. YOU NEVER GOES MORE THAN A WEEK WITHOUT FLY. COM JOINS US NOW LIVE. TOM, THANKS FOR BEING >> EXCITED TO BE WGN. I LOVE YOUR STATION. WELL, SO CAN I ASK HOW THIS ALL STARTED? WHO KNEW THIS WAS EVEN OFFERED BACK IN 1990? COURSE. I WASN'T IN THE MARKET FOR BUYING IT. BUT HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT? >> WELL, I LITERALLY WENT DOWN ELSE EVERY MONTH TO A FILM A TV SHOW WAS INVOLVED IN BACK. THEN AND MY PRODUCER HEY, YOU SHOULD GET THIS PASSED ON AMERICAN AIRLINES. LET YOU FLY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE OR, YOU KNOW, AS PART OF IT. AND I I THINK WAS ME AS A CUSTOMER. THEY SAID WE HAVE THE SAME THING. THEY CAME OUT TO MY OFFICE. THEY PRESENTED IT AND I GIVE THE NUMBER CRUNCHING AND MADE REALLY GOOD BUSINESS DECISION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I BROUGHT THE PASSPORT WEST TO MONEY ON MY BUSINESS TRAVEL AND THEY STILL HAVE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND DO JUST NOT BE UNLIMITED. >> YEAH, IT'S GOING TO SHARE YOU THE REASON THEY DON'T DO I PROBABLY SAY THAT'S WHY THEY STOP SELLING THEM. >> AND HAVEN'T BROUGHT IT BACK BACK THEN. IT INTELLIGENT DECISION FOR THE AIRLINES TO SOLVE THE PASSES BECAUSE OF HEALTH CASH FLOW. IT'S NOT NEEDED ANYMORE. SO I THINK I'M NOT NEEDED ANYMORE. BUT OUT. SO SO GRATEFUL FOR UNITED 3, AND YES, I HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IT TREMENDOUSLY. >> DID YOU AND I MEAN, DID YOU FORESEE FOR A GOOD PAIR 30 YEARS IN THE FUTURE THAT I'M GOING TO BE FLYING IN A FEW DAYS A WEEK. YOU KNEW THAT ABOUT YOUR JOB AND YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING IT AND IT WOULD WORTH YOUR WHILE. THERE. >> EARLY YEARS I BE THE FIRST 10 YEARS. IT WAS STREET. WE ARE ABOUT BUSINESS. MY BUSINESS. MY BUSINESS EXPLODED IN THE CONSULTING THE CONSULTING BUSINESS AND IT CONSULTANT GLOBALLY AND WE DID A LOT OF WORK AUSTRALIA 15 THAN 20 TIMES A YEAR SO THAT REALLY MADE THE PASS SUCH A GREAT BUSINESS DECISION, BUT MAKE MY KIDS WERE YOUNG. SO I GET TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM. AND AS YEARS WENT I STARTED USING IT MORE. YOU SEE IN THE LATE 90'S, I STARTED DOING FUN TRIPS, MORE VACATIONS, MORE HONEYMOONS LATELY, LIKE LAST 12 YEARS PICKAWAY YEARS PROBABLY FLEW LIKE A MILLION MILES A YEAR JUST TO GET A LITTLE CRAZY WITH IT WHILE AND YOU'VE GOTTEN TO SIT WITH SOME JANET JACKSON, STEVEN TYLER, BILL MAHER, BACK GO ANY FUN STORIES FROM THAT. >> YOU GOOD ALL US. STEVEN TYLER BILL AND JASON OUT PURCHASE SO MANY CELEBRITIES THAT ARE SO SO. >> GREAT PEOPLE. I WITH THE BILL MURRAY WAS IN THE FIRST LOUNGE AND BUILD MY MY BROTHER WAS COMING AND HE IS LIKE THE MARIE SAID. I THINK HE DOES A BETTER BILL MURRAY, THE BILL BE THAT TOLD THEM. HE'S ARE MY BROTHERS, RETURNED FROM WHO'S DISABLED. HE SAID 28 BACK SURGERIES AND HE SAYS YOU HAVE THIS MEMBER. HE LITERALLY CALLED MY BROTHER WHO THEM ANSWER THE PHONE FOR WHATEVER REASON. AND HE LEFT ABOUT A 2 MINUTE VOICEMAIL. THAT IS JUST SO SO GREAT. HE YOU KNOW, I TOOK A SEMESTER IN IT. THAT'S COOL. I COULD FIX THAT HIGH YOU CAN IMAGINE. >> SO WERE YOU ABLE TO ACCUMULATE FREQUENT FLIER MILES IN THE EVEN THOUGH YOU PAY FOR THESE IN ADVANCE AND YOU COULD SELL THOSE OR USE THOSE FOR OTHER PEOPLE, DON'T KNOW I'M GOING TO GET. REALLY CAN'T TELL YOU HOW THEIR WORK HERE. >> YEAH, I WAS NEVER QUOTED SEE THEIR ARTICLES NEVER COURT SAY YOU CAN SELL OR BARTER. AND I WANT TO TELL THE PUBLIC RIGHT NOW YOU DON'T DO THAT BECAUSE YOU COULD LOSE YOUR ACCOUNT UNITED. NOT EVERY YEAR LIKE THAT'S A NO, NO, THEY REALLY, REALLY WILL COME DOWN HARD AND TAKE YOUR COUNTY LATE. IF YOU SELL OR TRADE OR BARTER MILES FOR THINGS NOW. AND THAT GOES FOR UPGRADES AND NOT ONLY THAT, I DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM GOING AND BUYING ANY KIND OF UPGRADES OR MILEAGE TICKETS BECAUSE YOU COULD GET DRIBBLE. YOU CAN GO TO A GATE AND THEY'RE WITH YOU AND HEY, WE CAN'T WHAT YOU WANT BECAUSE YOU BOUGHT A TICKET MILEAGE TO GET THAT'S NOT LEGAL IN THE AIRLINE. DON'T DON'T DO I CAN'T. YOU CAN'T. IT MISQUOTED THE RIGHT COVERAGE AND A WRITER THOUGHT THAT EVERYBODY DID IT BECAUSE HE BUYS HOW MUCH YOU THINK? OH, THIS TRAVEL WOULD HAVE QUESTION IF YOU SPENT 2, NOT 290,000 UP FRONT. >> I YESTERDAY IT IT WAS 510. I DON'T KNOW TONIGHT? BECAUSE I BROUGHT PAST A COMPANION WHICH FOR ME AND SOMEBODY ELSE WITH SO WHEN WE DO BUSINESS TRAVEL. >> PARTNER AND I WERE BOTH ABLE TO GO BACK AND FORTH SPRAY AND A LOT LESS MONEY. BUT SO IT'S IT'S BASICALLY 510 AS WORK. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TODAY COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO TO 16 MILLION GOT. THAT WAS THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO IS THAT WHEN YOU CHICAGO EYE AND UNITED OF BACK WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, >> THE PAST COUPLE STRAY SAY I SAVED AWFUL LOT. I DON'T FLY FOR FREE. THAT'S A MISUNDERSTANDING. I DIDN'T BUY A TICKET FOR 510,000 THAT WERE FROM CHICAGO TO DES MOINES AND THE REST OF MY QUITE FOR KIND OF AN ANNUITY THAT FROM YEAH, THE TICKET. I THINK THEY RUN OUT OF THAT NEW IT A LITTLE BIT. THERE ARE PEOPLE ON FINDING A LITTLE BECAUSE UNITED IS SO GOOD COMMITMENTS LIKE THAT. BUT THEY'RE DOING TO MAKE THE AIR CLEANER SO I BACK TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT MY CARBON FOOTPRINT, WELL, TOM, IT'S A PLEASURE THANKS, THIS IS JUST LIKE ABOUT THE GRAND PRIZ
