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Old May 9, 2005 | 7:17 am
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Originally Posted by UnitedSkies
<snip> but from a business perspective, should an airline reward someone who's taking multiple segments when there is a nonstop in the market?
Of course not.

Now if UA wants to crack down on mileage runners, they can start by not filing $29 fares that allow 4 transfers on routes where UA has nonstop service.
Or they could clean up their routing maps.
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