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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 1:57 pm
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show_me_the_points
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Originally Posted by cordelli
Well honestly, if that is the goal to fill the plane, they would sell those 1/3 empty seats for half price or something and not give them away as discounted award seats.

Which they don't usually do either.
I think giving free award seats to customers with a proven track record of loyalty is far better than selling fares to cheapskates just looking for the lowest fares...
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