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Old Apr 20, 2024 | 7:59 am
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Originally Posted by VWang1111 (Post # 330)
Shouldn't it be time that award tickets contribute to lifetime flight miles. This could ride on the wave of lifetime enhancements in the airline industry or just remain competitive as Delta is enhancing lifetime benefits and award tickets count for lifetime status there.
No, thank you!

If anything, this would debase lifetime status, making it much, much easier to earn. Being a Million Miler on UA is far better than on DL.

A logical conclusion to such a change would be reducing benefits!
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