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    Question Miles and more by Star Alliiance

    Has anybody signed for Miles and More program? I had 8 flights in 6 weeks and they were all with star alliance airlines and it also seems that I find the cheapest tickets to Europe with those companies anyway. I'd like to find out if it's really worth it?
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    My experience is:

    You get less and less for your air miles. It's kinda a triple whammy, especially when we're talking about flying on SAA -

    • SAA has increased the number of miles needed to get on the same flight over the years
    • The "airport taxes" portion of the ticket which are not covered by your miles and has to be paid for has increased as a percentage of the cost of the ticket.
    • The number of miles you get on a flight has been steadily whittled away with a complex range of "cheaper" tickets.



    The long and short of it is collect the miles if you're flying on a Star Alliance carrier by all means, but there's little sense in incurring an extra cost to chase those miles.

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