Latest responses to “Prevent Your Frequent Flyer Miles From Expiring” Copyright 2013, MoneyBlueBook.com 469960 2011-02-24T08:23:52-08:00 O.o So I had 16000->Frequent FlyerSky Miles<- at which point they said these FF miles would NEVER expire, that anything i earned after that are SM and would, ok not happy, but fine. 10 years later, with no notice whatsoever, they rolled the FF miles into my SM account and expired them. Of course i could have bought them back but thats pretty much pointless - paying for miles that are already mine. Furthermore, when i called and asked about this (several times) noone on their telephone staff had even heard there was asuch a thing as non-expiring miles offered by delta. How bad is it when i know more about their company than the freakin employees! Then, just recently Delta sent an email that said they no longer expire miles, they are ours forever!! I call shenanigans, they already lied to me once, whats to stop them from doing it again (they will). In my case it was relatively few miles, but my parents... wow, ya they lost well over 500,000 between the two of em. 446690 2011-01-13T03:55:44-08:00 Rich G I don't even try to book flights with the UA miles. I use them up on hotels or rental cars, which have no blackout dates. Still money in my pocket. 446770 2011-01-06T06:03:11-08:00 Mark I also will now forever avoid United Airlines. They also expired my 48,000 miles after their mileage plan changed from 36 months of inactivity to 18 months. In fact I was probably one of those lucky ones that was first to lose their miles at that first 18 month deadline. Yes I did find an email sent to a secondary address I use 'but just a couple days before the expiration occurred' and unfortunately didn't get to it in time. I kind of expected a little more warning and lead time before they wiped my miles out. I called literally within days of UA expiring my miles and they wouldn't budge regarding my request that they restore the miles. For me one round trip flight for them someone that will forever avoid UA and also pass along this very unpleasant experience to others and strongly suggest they fly anyone else but UA. Word of mouth does make its way around. 446650 2010-12-22T14:07:20-08:00 arjmund I flew american airlines in 2008 and 2009 each trip was worth 18,000 miles.I found they were expired in summer of 2010.What happened how they expired I have no idea. 446710 2010-12-02T02:05:40-08:00 Aeroplan stores Offering reward points is a great way for companies to get loyal customers, and it's good for customers as they'll be collecting points to redeem for whatever they like, the thing is you have to choose the program you think is best for you, this can be hard sometimes specially between collecting aeroplan or air miles points! 446720 2010-11-23T20:37:47-08:00 Will Behnke This thread has been running for 2 1/2 years. Obviously, a subject that is not going away, as the frequent flyer miles have done. ;-( I note that my Miles and More frequent flyer miles with Lufthansa do expire after 3 years. They cannot be extended. Period. They are up front about it. However, my Dividend Miles with US Airways can be extended with any small purchase from any of their on line shopping partners. They did notify us via email and snail mail well before the expiration time. Lufthansa also notified, but it was simply "Use 'em or loose 'em". I would echo the poster who recommended using the miles as soon as you can. Am now also in United's club, due to them offering the best pricing recently. You folks may find a hungry lawyer to take this case - but, I doubt it. 446760 2010-11-14T06:41:28-08:00 Corbin Yes, United stole my 88,000 miles last year. No notification, no apologies, no exceptions. After repeated attempts for a case review no cooperation was provided. United stands firm that sufficient notice was issued, however United was not able to produce my specific notification evidence when requested. I would certainly be interested in an organized lawsuit on the grounds that the original mileage contract was falsely altered. 446680 2010-10-16T10:10:55-07:00 Caro I live in the UK and have only just discovered that I have lost 183,000 airmiles!! I can't believe it. Ihave had no recent paper mailings from United, nor any e mails - I am not sure how I was meant to know about this change of policy ? I have e mailed their customer suppport and will keep this website posted of any positive response. 446700 2010-09-29T20:40:40-07:00 lawrence read I have utterly failed to get a ticket using United miles based on when and where I want to go. United wants you to aquire miles but doesn't want you to use them. Any legal action going on that I can contact? Thanks 446750 2010-09-15T00:51:23-07:00 g70s Use their dining clubs and eat out a lot ! I have redeemed 3 round trip tickets this year. I will have to save for another 3 years. I manage my family 18 accounts and have not loose one mile, but it is a lot of work. Do an Excel page and keep track of your last activity. I try to do one every 12 months to be in the safe side. Go to their websites and go to "earn miles" and then click "other partners" and there you have the Dining Rewards Network. Lots of choices in the US East Coast and large cities. Also earn miles through hotel stays and car rentals. Good luck