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Old Nov 17, 2015, 1:07 pm
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kalendil
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: Mileage Plus, AAdvantage, Executive Club
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Originally Posted by simon1606
Good evening,

Little question from someone who is farm from being a FF and has no status (joys of being a college student ). Does the changes mean that if I fly some cheap return ticket for example AMS/LAX for $700, instead of receiving now something along the lines of 12k miles, it'd get down to 3500 ?
Assuming you paid $700 in fare + carrier charges, excluding all taxes and other fees such as the 9/11 fee or an airport surcharge, yes. Your math is correct. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
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