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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 5:55 am
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jasons2e
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Northern Virginia, USA
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On Air Canada, the Maple Leaf Lounge is an elite benefit. However, you can purchase membership, which also entitles you to the other benefits elite members enjoy. This is in a sense buying status. Quite cheaply I might add (dependent on how badly the dollar is doing at the moment).
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