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AZ Travels the World
The airline is dropping its 500 mile minimum for short-haul flights, and will soon begin awarding actual mileage only, for all flights.
Recall United tried this about 7-8 years ago when they launched their failed "Shuttle by United" service. Seem to recall it lasted about a year until they restored the 500 mile minimum. Good luck on getting that restored with US.