FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - How much do alliance airlines pay for FF awards?

Mar 20, 2002 | 5:30 pm

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cesco.g

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Very interesting topic, I was wondering several times about as well.
Are airlines internally only calculating the "variable" cost of transporting a pax?
How much would that realistically be? In the above example 140'000 miles still comes out to $ 700 - 1400 (at 1/2 or 1 cent per mile).

It appears that some airlines occasionally offer lower award levels on a partner carrier. (e.g. UA would offer a special on AC). Would that mean that UA has an over-balance of AC miles it wants to reduce?

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