Comments on: Downgrades: American Airlines miles will expire after 18 months of inactivity

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By: RODRIGO T.QUIJANO

RODRIGO T.QUIJANO — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:20:20 +0000

MISING MILES

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:30:16 +0000

We rotate our 50 mile car rental credits through our non-primary frequent flyer accounts to keep them “active”.

By: Mark Ashley

Mark Ashley — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:23:46 +0000

True, but some people might not want to spend the annual fee on such a card. So you can take a silly market research survey at OpinionPlace, earn 75 miles, and reset the clock.

The thing is, you need to stay on top of your account, one way or the other.

By: ZASM

ZASM — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:18:15 +0000

The only reason this is a problem is if you don’t fly American Airlines once every 18 months. However, you can easily get around this by applying for an American Airlines-sponsored credit card. Make one charge and payment every 18 months and you don’t have to worry about mileage expiration.

By: Those Airline Miles You Can’t Ever Use, Will Now Expire after 18 Months

Those Airline Miles You Can’t Ever Use, Will Now Expire after 18 Months — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:02:51 +0000

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By: Mark Ashley

Mark Ashley — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:18:15 +0000

It’s really frustrating that you need alerts like this, like you might get for your credit card statements, but at this rate, that’s becoming increasingly necessary.

Sorry you lost points.

By: Mike Maddaloni

Mike Maddaloni — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:20:02 +0000

What would be really sweet of the airlines is to send me an email and tell me that miles, points, etc. are due to expire. I just noticed when I logged into my AirTran account that I lost 4 points, and I have been flying them often. Now I need to really read their program, and go through and set alerts for when miles are going to expire.

So what’s next – frequent flyer mile programs going away altogether?

mp/m