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Jan 1, 2011, 8:36 pm

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unleashlife

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MilkPowder

I live in city A and work in city B. A and B are about 230 miles apart.

The lowest one-way fare from A to B is usually around $497.

The lowest one-way fare from A to B to Newark is $95.

There is only one airline serving A to B.

So, for that last several month(since I started working in city B), I've been
buying tickets for flights from A to Newark. I always get off in city B and
drive home. On the return leg, I usually take Amtrak, which only charges
$60, but takes several hours for the same route.

I do this every week, so the savings are very BIG.

My mistake is that I did enter my frequent flyer airline for that airline and
they caught my little trick.

They sent me a letter warning me that it's
against airline rules.

If I continue to do this without entering my frequent flyer info, will I get
in trouble again?

I guess they really want people to fly into Newark pretty badly, that's quite a price savings! I wonder if when you get to Airport B, you could go to the ticket counter and have them cancel the ticket to Newark instead of just no showing? I don't know if that'd make a difference.

What airline is it?

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