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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 3:44 am
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Originally Posted by ESpen36
Does anyone know what is going on? I certainly appreciate the opportunity to save my miles for longhaul F, but I also feel that it is decreasing the number of premium cabin seats available for upgrades and awards if those seats are being actively marketed during the booking process!
I don't see a problem here. AA would rather sell the seats for cash, no? And how is this different from the desk agent at Hertz offering a larger car for only $xx per day, or a hotel FDC offering a suite upgrade for some additional payment on checkin?
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