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flaconn t1_iyi2ttn wrote

Reply to comment by NoNameClever in [OC] Delta airline's Q2 financial statement visualised by giteam

Interesting. Can you expand on this?

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NoNameClever t1_iyi3mt4 wrote

Wendover has a good video on how airlines have essentially become banks. Miles are the currency.

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ninjasurfer t1_iyjihqc wrote

Almost everyone I know that travels at all uses an airline credit card. Lots of people are paying interest so they can get status and mileage on different airlines.

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