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Old Aug 4, 2015, 9:29 pm
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Originally Posted by RaflW
Delta only cares if the awards will earn them more customers who are profitable. I don't see RA caring about US News rankings, it isn't a ranking that most people will notice or remember 48 hours from now.
The awards are certainly better than ads (or at least more credible), and Delta buys plenty of advertising.
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