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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 6:44 pm
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Originally Posted by Travelergcp
How much the airlines pay to each other for partner awards is the 64,000 question. I doubt it is very much, as it is for space that would otherwise go unsold. Probably closer to the ID90 prices they give to interline nonrev airline employees rather than multiple cents per mile. And of course they would only pay on the net difference between AA and QF redemptions.
Just curious, if I redeem an award ticket(s) 5 or 10 months in advance, how do you know that those seat(s) would otherwise go unsold?
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