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Old Jun 10, 2014, 5:51 am
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nova08
 
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Originally Posted by Billiken
...thus ends the mileage run
Ding Ding Ding Ding
Originally Posted by docbert
Mileage runs are normally about status more than mileage earning, and status is NOT affected by this change.
Yes, but earning redeemable miles is also a player.

I paid $245 for a recent PHL-SFO-PDX mileage run. I earned ~12k RDMs including 1K bonus. With this new calculation I'll earn 2695 RDMs. Effectively cut by over 75%. I do not see them cutting the redemption chart by 75%.
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