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Jun 18, 2014, 5:35 pm

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Originally Posted by SFflyer123

I don't think it's completely dead. The EQM's/PQMs still need miles, so there is some reason to do a mileage run. I personally easily spend way more than the $10K/year because 95% of my flights are paid for by other people, so that isn't the issue. But I do sometimes worry if I'm close enough on the EQMs, so I can see how Milage runs can still be useful.

Sounds more like a status run than a mileage run. So far, mileage runs and status runs were pretty much a package -- not so much in the future.

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