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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 4:49 pm
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Originally Posted by FedGuard
-Newssexy, I did have some people with a similar flightplan. He started in Brazil and flew via Abidjan, Congo, Istanbul, Abu Dhabi, Moscow, Finland, Amsterdam, Brussels to Paris, New York. However his reason was not the airmiles but simply the cost. According to him it was just cheaper this way than brazil-NY. It was a very odd reason but since the checks yielded no result, he was free to continue his world trip.
I know that used to be possible when air fares were set via treaty, and some currencies depreciated faster than fares could be adjusted. (Round-the-world tickets bought in Africa for the equivalent of $100 or so.)

I didn't think that was still the case, but I don't follow all the mileage run forums.
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