Air Canada joins race to the bottom on frequent flyer mile expiration
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Just two weeks ago, we learned that US Airways was halving the life of an earned frequent flyer mile from 3 years to 18 months. (Of course, you can still extend your miles’ lifespan by having any activity on the account.)
Now Air Canada does one worse. As View From the Wing reports, the maximum life of an Aeroplan mile, even if you keep adding miles diligently to your account, will be limited to 7 years. On top of that, your account can be closed down if you don’t have activity for 12 months. As Gary Leff writes, that is indeed “draconian.” It makes United Airlines’ recently-effected reshuffling of the Mileage Plus program seem like an upgrade (which it isn’t, so don’t get any ideas).
This should serve as just another reminder to spend your miles. Don’t hoard. You’ll only get burned.
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February 5th, 2007 at 7:29 am |
[…] For example, United and US Airways recently revised their rules to make points on stagnant accounts expire after 18 months. Delta does the same after 2 years. Air Canada is the worst, with activity required at least once every twelve months, and, in a slap in the face to loyal customers, expiring your points after 7 years, even if you’re an active account holder. […]
September 24th, 2007 at 10:05 am |
FLIGHT AC 861 to Halifax from London
Can I please stop there for a few days before joining AC 8796 to continue my flight to Sydney. URGENT REPLY PLEASE. I WANT TO LEAVE UK on 7th Oct, and leave Sydney for return trip on 8th April 08(Maybe have a few days stop in Canada on that return flight too) Please advise Victor Twartz