Getting expired AA miles back?
I let 7,741 AA miles expire over in the last year. Anyone know of any way that's worth it to get them back?
Thanks, -Matt |
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They are gone. Forever. :( |
Originally Posted by kuharicm
I let 7,741 AA miles expire over in the last year. Anyone know of any way that's worth it to get them back?
Thanks, -Matt My miles expired in December 2004, so I was able to find a receipt from a Marriott Hotel I stayed in back in July 2004. I was able to get those miles posted and the 19K miles were reinserted into my account. Hopefully that will work for you! |
Now you have to read this forum, do like we all do, fly a lot. Pretty soon you'll be at a million miles and a mere 7,741 will be forgotten. Trust me :).
Cheers. |
I have flown a fair amount (but not like you all!), and been a lurker on this forum a bit too. I'm particularily intrigued by you "mileage runners". And I don't usually fly America, but my friend convinced me to sign up for a few credit card deals, so that's why I was looking back at my old AA miles.
But I signed up for the AA and United credit cards, so I should have a bunch of miles on the way! Thanks for the warm welcome... -Matt |
Originally Posted by kuharicm
I have flown a fair amount (but not like you all!), and been a lurker on this forum a bit too. I'm particularily intrigued by you "mileage runners". And I don't usually fly America, but my friend convinced me to sign up for a few credit card deals, so that's why I was looking back at my old AA miles.
But I signed up for the AA and United credit cards, so I should have a bunch of miles on the way! Thanks for the warm welcome... -Matt |
This happened to my grandma. Years ago, I signed her up for a TWA (!!) account and the miles expired last December due to lack of activity. I wrote a letter to AA pleading her case (she's old, she doesn't understand frequent flier programs, I'm PLT, etc.). I got a very nice letter back saying that AA would make a one-time exception and would reinstate her points if she had activity in the next six months.
FYI, I made a donation to the Park Service (telephone, not online) and 5 weeks later I am still waiting for the points. Called AA a few days ago, and they told me it takes 6-8 weeks to post them. (Maybe I should have made the donation online?... would that have been better...?). But I have had success in pleading nicely. :) |
My mother brilliantly let 250K AAdvantage miles expire (we're talking miles from the 80s). They wouldn't give her even 1 back.
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Boy am I an idiot. Somehow, on all my AAdvantage e-mails, I didn't notice that I hadn't had any activity since 2002 (which actually I find a little hard to believe, but...). And so, on 5/15, all of my 39,000 miles disappeared. :(
I e-mailed them and they suggested what has been said here-- going back over the past year to try and find something where I should have gotten miles. I'm doing that frantically now. But I'm so mad at myself. Obviously not visiting this website often enough! |
Yes You Can
I just found out that you can reactiviate miles for a fee. The miles must have expired after 12/31/2002. The cost is $50 per 5,000 miles plus a $30 per transaction fee. No limit on the number of miles. Call AAdvantage Customer Service to do this.
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Well, Matt, there you have it - FT does it again. :)
You can try to find a recepit where a spend would have earned miles if you'd used your FFN (hotel car rental, etc.) and call, you can reinstate with money (why does THAT not surprise me!) or learn to say "GOodbye" in many languages. Adios. Kwaheri. Sayonara. Adio. Ciao. Auf wiedersehen. Totsiens. Ma as-salaama. Tata. Farvel. Moce mada. Au revoir. Khairete. Aloha. Ratukama. Do svidanja. Sala sentlê. Güle güle. Lukim yu bihain (tok pisin, my favorite!). |
Originally Posted by JIMCHI
The cost is $50 per 5,000 miles plus a $30 per transaction fee. No limit on the number of miles.
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I think it's a bit less than 25k miles.
Originally Posted by kuharicm
I let 7,741 AA miles expire over in the last year. Anyone know of any way that's worth it to get them back?
Thanks, -Matt |
Originally Posted by JDiver
I think it's a bit less than 25k miles.
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I also read where the poster with the missing 39k was sorting recepits.
Getting a little short, are we? Not that anyone's counting... ;)
Originally Posted by tom911
If you read a little back, you'll see one poster talking about 39,000 miles he lost.
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