This is a Canadian version of E-Rewards — i. Spending miles does nothing to extend the life of your miles. Unless you fly quite frequently with Star Alliance, you might regularly find yourself with some orphaned miles that are about to expire. A full-time travelling nomad, Craig enjoys elite status with two airlines and five hotel chains and can often be found in airport or luxury hotel lounges drinking complimentary champagne.
He manages his travelling lifestyle — for less than the cost of renting a flat in London- with points, miles and an array of tips and tricks that he shares here on InsideFlyer. How is liability justification for hard expiry? Hard expiry and cynical devaluation is grossly unfair to those who earned them in good faith. The airlines are in charge of how many seats they release for redemptions. Frequent flyer schemes are often money making operations for them. I was thinking more hypothetically in the sense that BA owe so many award seats to its Exec Club members, that if it were forced to provide those free seats all at once, it could go for months without receiving any cash revenue.
My point is that, given a choice between hard expiry and frequent devaluations i. Because if you are engaged you can simply avoid the hard expiry and spend your miles at a what is surely a lower number of miles for the same award. United — no expiry — charges far more.
My point is that this is partly due to the three-year hard expiry rule. The fact we happen to strongly dislike both hard expiry policies and devaluations is, unfortunately, irrelevant. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Search for:. A Global Network for Frequent Travelers. Free Newsletter! Our opinions are our own. Here is a list of our partners and here's how we make money. One of the most frustrating experiences with miles and points is when you accidentally let your hard-earned airline miles expire.
Regardless of which category you fall into, saving yourself the headache by avoiding this situation is more desirable. If you want to keep track of the expiration policies of various airlines, bookmark this page for reference. Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan : 24 months only if your account is inactive. American Airlines AAdvantage : 18 months if account is inactive. Persons under age 21 are exempt. Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles : None. JetBlue TrueBlue : None. Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards : None.
Spirit Airlines Free Spirit : Three months after they are earned. United Airlines MileagePlus : None. Aer Lingus Aerclub: 36 months if account is inactive. AeroFlot Bonus: None if registered for account after Jan. AeroMexico Club Premier: 24 months if no earning activity. Air Canada Aeroplan: 18 months if account is inactive.
Air China PhoenixMiles: 36 months from the end of the month in which it was earned. Air New Zealand Airpoints: Four years after they are earned. Air India Flying Returns: End of the 36th month after earning date. Alitalia MilleMiglia: 24 months if account is inactive. ANA Mileage Club: 36 months after they are earned. Miles earned before Sept.
Avianca Airlines Lifemiles: 12 months if no earning activity, however mileage expiration has been paused from April 1, , through Dec. Additionally, 24 months for those who hold an Avianca LifeMiles credit card.
British Airways Executive Club: 36 months if account is inactive. Cathay Pacific Asia Miles: 18 months if earned on or after Jan. Otherwise, three years after they were earned. China Airlines Dynasty Flyer Program: 36 months from the date of flight. China Southern Airlines: 36 months from being earned. No expiration for Silver and Gold members.
Czech Airlines OK Plus: 36 months after they are earned. El Al Matmid: Three years after they are earned. Emirates Skywards: Three years after they are earned on the last day of your birthday month. Etihad Guest: 18 months if account is inactive. Finnair Plus: 18 months if account is inactive.
Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles: 36 months from being earned. Iberia Airlines Iberia Plus: 36 months if account is inactive. Note that transferring points between family members or receiving points from a family pooling relationship is not considered eligible activity to prevent your points expiring. We still strongly recommend holding on to your miles through this difficult period, since cashing out for non-flight redemptions with any frequent flyer programme almost always gives you terrible value in return.
Airlines are not charities and miles or points represent liability against the balance sheet. For many like SIA, they are shifting a chunk of that liability into the future. In the event of an upswing, if an airline still has cash reserves, it is inherently more likely to improve award availability as the benefits are twofold. Increased passenger load factor, which the financial market idolises, plus reducing liability on the balance sheet for the year end, which is often held as a key indicator of financial health.
On the flip side, a cash poor airline is likely going to be in more desperate need of liquidity and revenue. In this case they are unlikely to give out much, if any reward availably. In this situation, liability on their balance sheet pales into comparison compared with the looming bills they may not be able to afford.
For example at the time the airline was offering Economy to Business Class upgrades on half-empty long-haul Europe — Singapore flights at the check-in desk for euros while not offering saver award space, demonstrating their priority for revenue over reduction in liability. A turnaround in the next few months will find many in a favourable position, with potentially a glut of miles — not to mention extended status levels. Prolonged travel suspensions may be painful for all involved.
Skip to content Search for: Search Close. Close Menu. Now's probably not a bad time to consider this Edit 16th April LifeMiles validity extension added.
Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Yes, for a fee miles earned before 1 Jan Yes, with activity miles earned from 1 Jan If you earned your Asia Miles before 1 Jan , they expire three years later, plus the months between your credit date and programme joining anniversary month.
For example, miles credited for a flight on 15th June will expire on 30th June The expired mileage will be automatically cancelled without notice. Your miles are valid for at least 3 years starting from the date they were earned. They expire at the end of the third full calendar year at local time in Turkey following their processing. For example if you credited to the programme in March , those miles will expire on 31st December No expiry for Platinum members.
Miles are valid for 3 years. Miles accrued in each quarter of any given year, and not redeemed, expire at the end of the corresponding quarter 3 years there after.
Award miles are valid for 36 months from the date of the activity and, unless they have been used, expire at the end of the quarter. United MileagePlus miles never expire. Unofficially, BA will usually reinstate your expired Avios on request.
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