Distance Changes: ATL-EWR
Here's a strange story: On 10/21, I flew EWR-ATL on my way to China. I was credited with 765 miles, plus appropriate bonuses, as usual. (I fly that route a dozen or more times a year.) On 11/5, I returned from China, flying ATL-EWR for the last leg. I was credited with 745 miles, indicating that the two major airports had moved 20 miles closer together while I was out of the country. That was a good trick!
I called Delta to ask about the apparent error. I was told that the 745-mile distance is correct, but they were "graciously" not going to take away the 20 extra miles that I had been given hundreds of times over the last decade. I checked the distance on the great-circle-route web site, and -- sure enough -- Delta is right! The distance is 745 miles. Delta told me that they discovered this error 3 days ago.
Oh, well, I can always use LGA and get 761 miles!
Bruce