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On how high it goes. but passenger perspective, that contract of carriage is there to protect the airline and protect you as far as being a traveler goes. >> yeah. richard, i mean, think about the economic hit united has taken from this compared to what, you know, they could have offered the passengers to kind of avoid this whole situation. the fact of the matter, though, richard, flying in todays world, there are few options. most of the big airlines merged so if you need to get from point "a" ...

Richard, flying in todays world, most of the big airlines merged so if you need to get from point "a" to point "b," a lot of times they hold the power. >> i will be blunt here. this is going to have very little if any neglible affect on united. a lot of people have made a lot of fuss online but the reality is youve got distribution systems. youve got frequent flier programs. and youve got the ability to cut prices to stimulate demand if things look a bit iffy. long term, this has no effect. wher...

Numbers sound astronomical. billions if not trillions of dollars and they cost us a lot personally. as were welcoming the new year, 2017, our resolutions, i want to encourage people to make it their health the number one priority. >> we said diabetes is at the top. i dont want to misrepresent whats going on here because cancer should be. its $115 billion a year but the study devids it up into the. different categories of cancer, but if you add them all up cancer would be tops. >> absolutely. bri...

Ever flight 1939 after the year in which it was founded. the plane touched down in philadelphia this morning, marking the end of an era. and the completion of a merger that has been 22 months in the making. brian yennis is reporting live from laguardia airport. brian, why should passengers be concerned with this merger disrupting their travel plans now? >> reporter: hi, julie. look, u.s. airways and american really joined forces in 2013. but these things take time. since then frequent flier prog...

Rebecca jarvis has the details. >> reporter: you remember george clooney in "up in the air" counting his miles and who hasnt done that? >> i dont spend a nickel if i can help it unless it somehow proves my mileage account. >> reporter: for every mile you flew you earned a frequent flier now. now with uniteds changes its based on what you spent, not the miles you travel. take one flight, the people in the front of the plane that pay more will be getting more miles than the people in the back. >> ...

>> reporter: you remember george clooney in "up in the air" counting his miles and who hasnt done that? >> i dont spend a nickel if i can help it unless it somehow proves my mileage account. >> reporter: for every mile you flew you earned a frequent flier now. now with uniteds changes its based on what you spent, not the miles you travel. take one flight, the people in the front of the plane that pay more will be getting more miles than the people in the back. >> theyre in longer frequent flier ...

Miles sitting on my couch. >> reporter: bryce says its not about being rich. >> its not something thats exclusive to higher incomes, either.ç as long as you have a decent. credit score and can manage that and stay on top of it, anyone can do it. >> reporter: his secret, credit cards and lots of them. >> i currently have 23 credit cards. >> reporter: 23? >> 23, yes. >> reporter: what financial effect do all those credit cards have? bryce said his score increased after signing up for those cards...

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