Flying is the worst thing one can do for the environment, and I have lived now for several years without flying (with one exception where I could not resist although I should have). Then I thought, maybe there are ways how I can still fly? For instance, I should not let the frequent flier miles expire which I accumulated from an earlier phase of my life. If they expire I am susidizing the airline company. It is much better if I use the seats so that these seats cannot be sold to a paying customer. Is this correct reasoning? (Actually, some of these miles I used for my adult daughter who is not on a no-fly regime.)
Here is another thought: I just got lots of frequent flier miles just by signing up for a new credit card, and I don't even have to pay fees for this card in the first year. What if I were to pursue the following tactic: whenever I get an offer in the mail or see it on the www etc that it is possible to get miles for free, take them. Then cancel the credit card again as soon as these miles have been credited to my account, so that I qualify for the next offer when it comes along. It seems this strategy might be able to accumulate enough miles before they expire that I can turn them into flights. My question is: who pays for these flights? If the airline company itself pays for these flights then I should be able to use the flights without guilt, shouldn't I? Comments? (BTW buying "offsets" for flights is a complete scham. I am looking for other ways to sneak a seat on one of these airplanes in the sky where I am not contributing to the problem. Are there any?) Hans _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
