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Old May 3, 2004 | 8:42 pm
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Originally Posted by NoStressHere
Once upon a time, Delta rewarded admin assistants/secretaries with Flying Orchid. An honorary title with some flying benefits, though these people rarely flew.
I believe this is a myth (as far as the origin of FO is concerned), and that the term FO (the internal DL code for Silver Medallion) was originally an acronym for "Flies Often".
Last edited by vasantn; May 3, 2004 at 8:46 pm Reason: Clarification
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