<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Middle_Seat:
At this point, I would be less concerned about MCI's financial health than that of the airline (whichever airline) I was going to acquire the miles in.
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Very true. Plus, at MCI, you risk not getting 5 or 10K miles. With the airlines, you potentially have a lot more at stake...