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saryant
on July 20, 2015
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A Man Who Flies Around the World for Free
Actually, no. Airlines only release seats for award redemption if they don't believe they can sell them. Therefore, he's only taking up seats that would otherwise go empty on flights that are going to fly anyways.
chockablock
on July 21, 2015
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Sorry that can't be true. Even my lowly MileagePlus Explorer card allows me to book an award seat on any flight with availability.
saryant
on July 21, 2015
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At the standard (rather than saver) award price. United knows almost nobody is actually redeeming that, it's just a marketing ploy.
1stranger
on July 21, 2015
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Even assuming the seat would have gone unfilled his body adds additional weight that requires additional fuel.
TeMPOraL
on July 21, 2015
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Marginal cost of fuel per passenger is quite small compared to the cost of flying the plane itself.
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