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Old May 18, 2012, 3:31 pm
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The Best and Worst Airlines for Redeeming Rewards Miles

Summary:
http://lifehacker.com/5911391/the-be...-rewards-miles

Actual rankings:
http://www.ideaworkscompany.com/pres...ailability.pdf
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Old May 18, 2012, 5:48 pm
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Before I look, let me guess - Delta and US at the bottom, Southwest at the top.

EDIT: Quelle surprise! Though I wasn't really planning on racking up many with my new Emirates status, interesting to see them at the bottom. I suspect they have enough demand and iirc, the Middle East airlines were late to/not that interested in the FF game.

I do have quite a bit of (negative) experience with US, though Delta and SW are by reputation only.

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Old May 18, 2012, 6:10 pm
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Is it still guessing if you've experienced the programs first hand?
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Old May 20, 2012, 8:48 am
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I don't think so

UA better than AA? No way.
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Old May 23, 2012, 4:35 pm
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It's not really clear how they weight long-haul vs short-haul... Some of those carriers at the top are domestic/shorthaul route heavy.
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