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Old Mar 31, 2017 | 3:03 pm
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Originally Posted by diver858
At what point will the average consumer wake up, realize their miles will no longer meet vacation plans, abandon their airline credit cards?

Is Parker paying close enough attention, able to reverse course before he kills the goose laying his golden eggs?

I expect banks would prefer customers to move from airline to house-branded credit cards, with awards in their own currency.
Lots of consumers are waking up. I no longer have any AA branded card. I have the Chase Sapphire Reserve for points, Fidelity for cash back, and that's it.
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