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Old Oct 2, 2017, 8:38 pm
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audidudi
 
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: DL Charter DM/DM/2MM, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 1,925
Originally Posted by Kirk Phelder
Very simple. On December 31 buy $250,000 worth of refundable tickets
On Delta for November of the following year. Get and use your status January -October and then cancel all your refundable tickets. You will be out if pocketc$250,000 for 11 months and have the satisfaction of screwing Delta.
And probably paying a lot in monthly finance charges, depending how much of a balance you carry over each month!
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