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Old Jan 28, 2017 | 9:33 pm
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Originally Posted by transportprof
The only reason I'd forego the GPU and use $ and miles was if I was on a much lower cheaper (than W) fare bucket..
Yup.

Originally Posted by matrixwalker2012
I fly TPAC a lot, so I'd rather save a GPU for the long flight than a 7 hour flight across the Atlantic that is barely longer than some transcons.
To each his own.

I'd use a GPU to have lie flat bed on a 7 hour redeye @:-)

And I have. And sucked it up in coach on a daytime return

Unless I have an excess of GPUs. Which will NOT be the case in four days when I'll be lowly Gold ....
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