Originally Posted by johnep1
And selling miles is certainly not illegal.
This has been discussed on FT
many, many times.
You are correct that selling miles is not illegal in a criminal sense. It's not a felony, or even a misdemeanor.
However, selling miles is illegal in the sense that it is against airline rules. And condoning it is illegal in the sense that it's against FT rules.
From dictionary.com:
il·le·gal adj.
1. Prohibited by law.
2. Prohibited by official rules: an illegal pass in football.
3. Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer: an illegal operation.