<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SF1K:
Also, I'm currious to know why more people have questioned the "new...every mile counts...regardless of booking class", hasn't that always been the case, besides award travel? I have never not earned miles for a paid ticket.
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I think it's probably a pre-emptive strike against more questioning about UA possibly following Delta and Continental's moves towards limiting which fares earn full mileage credit.
It's a wise move, it removes and doubt and helps to keep peoples confidence in purchasing tickets for next year.