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Old Oct 20, 2016 | 7:17 pm
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Platy
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
It is a scam in that anywhere else it will be business class
So, in reality the real "scam" is that AA has been defining a product as first class for purposes of product marketing over a period of many years whilst delivering a substandard (business class) product?! And charging top dollar.

Most QF flyers can't easily take advantage of AA status runs without also paying for the trans-Pacific fare, thus a hefty opportunity cost: so I'm not sure it would be fair to refer to AA status runs as a "scam" however you look at it.
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