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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 7:07 am
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Originally Posted by JerryFF
Got the same message. In this age of electronic transfers, why in the world should it take 6-8 weeks for the miles to be transferred?
because they can.
and they often work with old batch software, not immediate postings.

When you go to an airport and just think hard about the WAY in which everything is still done with paper trails and cattle lines you may also wonder why the world doesnt "get it."
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