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Airlines Want You to Burn Your Miles
Frequent-flyer miles can be tricky to redeem, but carriers have lowered rates for some domestic flights, according to a study.
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As seats shrink and fees multiply, it’s hard to find value from an airline these days. Except when redeeming frequent-flyer points.
The six largest U.S. carriers grew more generous from 2013 to 2018 as they sought to encourage mileage redemption. The average price, in loyalty miles or points, for a domestic rewards ticke t declined 13.5 percent over that time, according to data compiled by IdeaWorksCompany and CarTrawler.