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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 9:31 pm
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Renard
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Originally Posted by holtju2
As long as the capacity cutbacks are on US airlines it doesn't bother me at all. I only redeem C/F awards on non-US airlines.
As prices go up...demand is sure to drop on flights to/from the US. I think it wouldn't be realistic to think that non-US airlines are somehow exempt from the effects that increasing prices will have on demand. They too will cut capacity to match the seats that they can sell.
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