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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 7:14 pm
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Originally Posted by 1kBill
This has got to be the silliest thing I have heard today!

I've used my miles to get award tickets for others and I always paid for the taxes using my credit card. The people using the tickets never had a problem when checking in.

Why is this different?
The amazing thing is that UA is leaving short-term revenue on the table, when these co-pays exist to generate more revenue! I wonder if it matters in the long run. Guess it depends which quarter they need the revenue more badly.
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