<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ananthar:
Keep in mind that most airlines carry mileage liability on their books at a rate of around $0.001/mile (NOT $0.01), so the cost for the extra miles for EXP are really :
100,000 extra miles (over base) : $100
8 VIPOW's at 25,000 miles/VIPOW : $200
AC discount : $200 (probably doesn't cost them $200)
Apart from the EXP desk I don't think the cost to AA is more than $500/year.
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exactly.
[and the much discussed 30% LCC premium is not calculated as a % of fare paid-- see various old threads on the subject.]