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Old Nov 13, 2008 | 8:59 pm
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Originally Posted by lucky9876coins
One strategy is to just get it for a year and it basically acts as a free RCC membership (only valid when traveling on a Star flight and you don't get free internet, but still). Otherwise one can try to maintain it, although I'm guessing after this year the BMI DC program won't be quite as lucrative as before.

Keep in mind that this may very well be the last opportunity to status match to BD, since things'll change when LH gets their hands on 'em.
I agree with everything you say here Lucky. I was just pointing out that I don't think I would trade 1K for status in two *A airlines, which seemed to be the point of some other posters.
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