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Old Dec 27, 2018, 9:10 pm
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ryan182
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K (until it expires then never again), *wood Plat, Marriott Gold
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Originally Posted by econometrics
Anyone get a volunteer offer in the app within T24 of your flight before? I just noticed it on mine (iOS) when I looked at the gate info for our DFW-MSP tomorrow at 12:06.

I've never seen it before. Here's what it looked like...

Did the app say what the comp would be or are you just adding yourself to the list and you find out at the gate what the offer is?

Originally Posted by jjmoore
Those are award miles, not qualifying miles. This person is one of the smart ones that probably uses them before they devalue on a YoY basis.
Very true as airline miles, regardless of program AA/UA/DL etc, are not now and have never been a "currency" that increases in value over time. I try to keep my balance high enough such that I can book 2-3 Intl-F awards (its good to have options ) in at least 2 programs and so when I'm about 350-400K in any one airline thats my signal that its time to burn some because you never know when the next "enhancement" to the award chart will come.
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