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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 3:00 am
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Mileage awards are a way for the airlines to discount premium cabin seats without having to publish a discounted fare. To make the comparison fair, I would only value frequent flyer tickets against revenue tickets that have the same advance purchase and capacity controls, ie discounted biz class.
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