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Old Feb 4, 2026 | 11:44 am
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Originally Posted by foothills county flier
Plus, the changes seems to be helping more people than it's hurting.

Also, talking to the concierge yesterday, they said pax are now taking more direct flights (now that segment flying is dead) and AC is now trying to figure out how to fill these seats.
And we know the changes are helping more people than it's hurting,? How exactly do we know this?

I don't think I'd take one comment from one Concierge as evidence that people have so significantly changed their travel patterns to direct flights due to the AP qualification changes such that AC is now trying to 'figure out how to fill seats'. I'd suggest it was a limited number of people (many on this board) who added hours and hours to their travel plans to add segments. Non-stop vs. stopover I believe is a choice driven largely by price.

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