| 'To know you got to fly with me', Clooney | | | | smooth it actually seems quite James Bond like. |
| narrates as Bigham in the beginning of the new | | | | Only a couple of suits and his jamys for clothes, a |
| film 'Up in the Air' after he sacks an employee | | | | zip on bag for liquids, some documents and he's |
| from a company he doesn't even work for. | | | | ready to go. When checking in at the counter |
| Confusing, right? | | | | swipes his executive membership card at the self |
| Robert Bigham is the 'boot man'. He is the guy | | | | check out screen and prints out the boarding |
| hired by those companies who do not want to | | | | pass. At the security checkpoint, observes his |
| face their employees when they are being fired. | | | | fellow travelers and moves behind the light |
| Clooney describes this job as 'kicking them out of | | | | packed ones. Slip on shoes and less baggage |
| the boat and making them swim'. Apart from | | | | makes it even faster. The sequence is as |
| being a person who is completely detached from | | | | beautiful as making music. |
| the real world (traveling 323 days a year could do | | | | When landed and out of the airport, again a card |
| that to you) he is also a flyoholic and an air mile | | | | to swipe off of to get a rental car. When done |
| junkie. | | | | with it swipes the card again and voila! |
| He sets his target to punch in 10 Million air miles | | | | What to be learnt from this is that airports can |
| that would gain him the exclusive membership to | | | | be quick but only if you work at it. Traveling for |
| an exclusive and secretive club that only 6 people | | | | work can actually be fun. All you have to do |
| are a part of. Bigham claims in the film that he | | | | consider it an escape from everything else around |
| does not pay a dime when eating at nice | | | | you. The stuff in your 'backpack', as Bigham so |
| restaurants and hiring nice cars and other | | | | conveniently puts it, just let it down. Go with the |
| expenses as he cashes in his air miles. | | | | flow as they say and make traveling fun. |
| These air miles are like gold except they neither | | | | Even if then this is not fun, consider one of the |
| appreciate nor depreciate. | | | | concierge services that would make your journey |
| Of course its not all business class and champagne | | | | even more pleasant if you are looking for the |
| at the lounges, as the movie unfold this lifestyle | | | | executive treatment. |
| of his comes under attack and he feels much | | | | Concierges work in different ways. Pick you up |
| threatened by this. | | | | from the airport and making reservations for you. |
| The rest won't be spoiled but the focus of this | | | | Getting those opera tickets that are sold out, |
| article is not the movie. | | | | eating at your favorite restaurant or fixing up a |
| The way Bigham checks in is the most efficient | | | | celebration. They even remember birthdays for |
| to move around an airport. It is so scripted and | | | | you! |