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Aug 13, 2019, 6:02 pm

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Originally Posted by moondog

I'm starting this conversation because I'm curious about how people approached the "game" before: 1. we shared information on the internet; and 2. airline IT systems all but nonexistent.

thanks for this! I’m looking forward to some entertaining stories

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Originally Posted by moondog

2. DL miles were easy to accrue if you connected in DFW on transcon itineraries

2A- DL miles were also easy to accrue because they gave a minimum credit of 1000 miles per segment (and, iirc, a minimum of 1000 miles per qualifying rental car transaction) ... TWA was also above average at 750 miles/segment

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