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Old Jul 18, 2016 | 7:26 pm
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Yes, and in distance based mileage earning, you will earn less miles because they will credit you the "direct' mileage. Insult t injury if you thought it was non-stop. I.e. if you flew a direct flight JFK-LAX with a stop in MIA, it would earn the direct mileage of 2475 rather than 3432 actual flight miles.

And though FTers generally know this distinction, I 100% agree it is confusing to most people.
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