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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 3:20 am
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tangey
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Originally Posted by Dickster
What amazes me, as principally an Airmiles collector, is how all BA Exec Club members seem to have been paying far more than we have for flights for years.

LHR-JFK is 5,000 airmiles round trip in coach (ie 50,000 BA Miles). That is an all inclusive fare. Whereas you guys have been paying this amount of miles plus £300/$500 odd in taxes and charges on top of that.

Am I missing something here?
Yes, BAEC members rarely use their miles for econonmy tickets for starters. (igonring the fact that it has historically been far easier to amass BA miles than airmiles).
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