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Old May 8, 2015, 1:22 pm
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Originally Posted by alanR
Why would anyone take an indirect flight when you can fly direct for the same cost - doesn't matter if the airlines involved are legacy or budget
Others have pointed out the obvious, but up until last year the extra segments would be what I needed to qualify for status (being a budget traveler it's hard with minimum spend). If I flew nonstops I'd be a few thousand miles short.

Also amazingly enough got upgraded on both DFW-IAH and IAH-SAN for tomorrow's flights
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