Originally Posted by
channa
I always laugh when we see some mileage runner post a bunch of connections that don't buy him anything. We see it a lot on UA where they hubs can often be in a straight line: e.g., BOS-ORD-DEN-SFO is only 18 miles longer than BOS-SFO. That's a lot of work for 18 miles.

LOL! You guys are making me addicted to FT....no more eating, sleeping, family, etc. Well, maybe not quite that severely addicted, but on FT many times a day
Occasionally some hapless soul may need to qualify by segments. Otherwise, I can't think of much reason for BOS-ORD-DEN-SFO.