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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 9:31 am
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Originally Posted by scubadu
I agree, assuming:

1) MR supports the airline you want/need to fly on (not always the case)

and

2) You're ok flying on an award ticket, which will not earn Elite Qualifying Miles (for Elite status qualification purposes, many of us care about that)

Regards
And assuming there are award seats left.

Often using the pay with points is cheaper when you factor in # of points plus fees to fly on a particular date.
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