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Old Aug 21, 2025 | 1:20 pm
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Originally Posted by planetmans
This seems far too good to be true. Right now, discount economy tickets booked through a partner only earn 25% EQM/status points. It's very easy to find cheap long haul flights through partners, this change makes it extremely easy to accumulate status points by flying long haul on partners for a very low price.
It's only too good to be true if cheap is your primary metric and you don't care about your own comfort and sanity...
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