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Old Oct 10, 2014, 5:40 pm
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BigZee
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: A3*G/OZ*D+/KE*M
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Originally Posted by jbeckett
After the devaluation, you would earn a lot less redeemable miles. Someone without any status with United would only earn about 3500 miles, instead of the 18000 or so that this earns today. Even with the highest UA status, this fare would only earn 7700 redeemable miles. Thus "YMMV", your redeemable earnings depend on your status and the price paid and no longer have anything to do with the number of miles that you fly.
Yup but I mean this is still useful for people using other FFPs... Like OZ for example, $700 to qualify for a star alliance silver, or $1400 for a SA*G is not a bad idea
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