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Old Jan 8, 2022, 4:37 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam Smith
Yes, I did, because I hate repeating the same thing over and over again. Do you think that might be confusing to people who are less familiar with the program?
AC very deliberately made a distinction between miles and points.

Miles are status-qualifying, earned "one to one" for miles flown. Points are redeemable, earned from various sources, and once AC switches to revenue-based earning, will have no correlation to mileage.
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