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Old Mar 27, 2016, 10:06 pm
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htb
 
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Originally Posted by IAN-UK
Attainment of airline status is a dull and modest ambition at any age: it is, after all, something reached simply by flying a lot - no skill, intellectual or physical prowess required.

For a teenager with a world of challenges ahead it seems a very sad life goal.
That's quite demeaning.

Yes -- if you have all the money in the world, flying a lot and attaining status is easy. For most, however, reaching status by strategically booking a limited number of flights is the real challenge.

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