<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Mileage runs started in the late 1980s with the growth of frequent-flier programs. After Sept. 11, 2001, and during the travel slump of the last couple of years, many airlines allowed frequent fliers to keep their status even if they didn't quite have enough miles, said Randy Petersen, editor of InsideFlyer Magazine in Colorado Springs, Colo.</font>

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Atlanta business travel consultant Chris McGinnis.....Judy Suiter of Peachtree City ......Matt Mason of Vinings......</font>