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An American man [flew / flown] one million miles in 2012. Tom Stuker, 59, passed the million mark on a [flies / flight] from London to Chicago on December 6. Mr Stuker works [as / was] a car sales consultant and has to fly all over the world. He [frequently / regular] flies to Asia and Australia, and has taken about 400 flights so [far / farther] this year. He always uses the U.S. [airline / airliner] United. He joined the company’s frequent flyer program in 1983 and has [since / for] flown 11 million miles [with / to] United, on over 6,000 flights. A United Airlines spokesperson said that in 2012, Mr Stuker had flown the same [distant / distance] as 40 times around the Earth. It added that if all of Mr Stuker’s miles were put together, he would be in the [air / wind] for 73 days non-stop.

Mr Stuker told reporters that 2012 was a [record / recording] year for him and that he was “tired”. He said: “I know I’ll never fly this much again in a year.” He said he is looking [backward / forward] to [flying / flies] a lot less next year – perhaps around half-a-million miles. Stuker said he likes flying but is [saddens / sad] that passengers are becoming [less / least] patient. He said: “When you’re on a plane, remember [certainly / certain] common courtesies. Don’t talk [so / such] loud on a phone that 18 rows can hear you. And when you take off your shoes, understand that maybe your feet don’t exactly smell [like / likely] roses.” Mr Stuker always flies first class [these / those] days. He said he didn’t think he could spend so long in economy class. He [enjoys / enjoyable] special services from United other passengers get.