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May 23, 2019, 6:06 pm

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Originally Posted by findark

I assume you mean PQD?

I think he means base miles or RDM, since PQM is pretty close. 915 for SFO-HKG versus 19,965 PVG-SFO. Miles are based on fare paid - the SFO-HKG flight was much cheaper, and therefore earned far fewer miles.