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The Best Time to Find Air-Mile Mega Deals Is When Flights Are Grounded
- Covid crunch lifts lid on the value of frequent-flyer programs
- Unprecedented number of award seats now available, experts say
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The pandemic has left nearly a third of the world’s commercial jets grounded, but air-miles gurus like Ajay Awtaney, founder of India’s biggest frequent-flyer website, say this may be the best time for loyalty members to spend or rack up their points.
“Don’t panic! The opportunity to travel has declined, but earning of miles hasn’t,” said Awtaney, who set up LiveFromALounge.com in 2011. “Airlines are pushing out bigger incentives and people should use this opportunity because miles haven’t lost value.”