If Miles Add Up, Next Flight Might Be in Space
A free flight to a palm-fringed isle might seem a bit tame compared to US Airways’ latest award for frequent fliers: a trip aboard a sub-orbital passenger spaceship.
No such flights are planned until 2004, but it could take a while to earn the 10 million Dividend Miles required.
The new award was announced by US Airways and Space Adventures Ltd., the space tourism firm that helped arrange the commercial space flight of U.S. millionaire Dennis Tito.
“Participants will be able to . . . fly to an altitude of 65 miles, experience several minutes of weightlessness and see the planet from space,†a statement said.
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