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Old May 4, 2013 | 5:58 pm
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Wildfan88
 
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Originally Posted by rakers
gah! $500? Does one always have to pay?

Wouldn't it be nice if you could really use miles to book the whole flight with ZERO extra dollars? I spent a few years worth of miles to book this flight and it seems really tacky to have to pay cash on top of that, considering I pay an annual fee to use my MileagePlus Explorer card.

/rant
The Smisek Revenue Management System knows how much you (or someone else) will spend to avoid 10 hours in the back.
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