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Old Sep 15, 2004 | 8:12 pm
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Originally Posted by JDiver
And the EQP is based on the fare basis, not where you sit, just as when you upgrade with miles, VIPs or 500 mile upgrades, you earn on the fare basis you paid for your ticket, again, not where you sit.
If you are flying on a Y / YUP fare, you can sit the flight out in the lav, and you will still earn 1.5 EQP. (Though perhaps not in or out of IAD or DCA, for security reasons. )

Originally Posted by justageek
<snip> So I guess this means that if you have a YUP and fly standby in coach, you should still get 1.5 q-points per mile?
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