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Old May 27, 2017 | 10:16 am
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Originally Posted by seadog83
Conversely, even 5 years ago, most fares on most lines earned 100% status miles.
Originally Posted by WorldLux
No. Even 5 years ago, it was rather common that you received only little miles in the discounted ticket.
I flew TATL on Lufthansa in 2008. Got a whopping 2000+ US miles on a 25% earning cheap fare PDX-FRA-PDX.

Originally Posted by WorldLux
You overestimate the number of frequent flyers. On many routes the occasional flyer is still the bread and butter of the business. And IME these passenger don't care for miles. They simply book with the cheapest airline that fulfils their safety and service expectations.
Absolutely. A lot of people fly and don't even credit to a FF program...
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