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Old Feb 16, 2020, 1:10 am
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Originally Posted by Halo117
With the unknown value of miles this is just a form of fiat compensation. Overall when the percieved value is unknown then it becomes a non motivating factor. Win the battle lose the war mentality. Wonder when UA steals AAs tagline of going for great.
And it's not like the e-certs are cash equivalents. They can only be used on UA metal and are subject to breakage (while miles no longer expire).

Cheap move, United.
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