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Jan 25, 2009 | 1:53 am

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Join Date: Jun 2008

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Quote:

Originally Posted by raehl311

I really do think this is just a simple matter of the airlines realizing:

I doubt many people buy a B or Y fare because of the 50% bonus. Why give 50% bonus miles when you could make that person use a credit card from a bank that buys EQM off you for cash at 100% margin?

I do (did) buy B long-haul flights sometimes . By running the eliteextraperks program last year NW encouraged me to buy pricier B fares.
zero incentive for me to do the same in the future though