Originally Posted by
NickB
because the airline providing the flight only gets paid once the passenger has flown and if, at that point, the airline issuing the ticket no longer exists or has no/insufficient money left, the carrier won't be paid and, since they know they won't be paid, they will therefore refuse to carry the passenger for free.
Exactly.
Now that's sorted, can I repeat my question.
Has anyone burned LM on hotels anywhere, e.g. in the Americas?
That might be a way of burning miles quickly even if you don't want to fly soon..