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Old May 12, 2010, 3:26 pm
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Efrem
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Originally Posted by RustyC
... you'll hear a bit from the occasional long-timer like moi about how bennies USED to be so much better ...
Back in the day, I'd get 5,500 redeemable miles, 4,000 status miles, and a confirmed-at-time-of-booking upgrade for a BOS-ORD round trip DL discount economy ticket.

Then SkyMiles came along.
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