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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 2:08 pm
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BigLar
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Leona Helmsley:
"The actual monetary value is 2 cents per frequent flyer mile -- reportedly the airline industry average."

IMO, the author lost all credibility with that above statement. I'd love to cash in my miles for 2 cents each.
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Depends on how you use them. I just bought two RT BUF-CDG Business Class tix. 80,000 miles each. At 2 cents, that $1600. That's probably in the right ball park for a purchase like that.

Of course, if you buy a first class ticket for LGA-PIT with miles, you're ripping yourself off.

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