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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 8:28 am
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Originally Posted by jragosta
For example, if 18% of all AA seats are J or F, then that would mean that 20% of the people sitting in J or F are using upgrade awards (this presumably does not include VIP or Elite upgrades - only mileage upgrades).
The math there is off -- .9% is not one fifth of 18%

There is a difference between 20% and 1/20th, please note.

Also there's no reason to think "upgrade awards" doesn't include VIPs. I think that's exactly the kind of thing that would include.
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