MilesBuzz! - Definitive list of FFPs mileage expiry

Continuing on from the Definitive List of US Carriers' Mileage Expiration Policies? (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=591686), here are some for outside US. (See also *A mileage expiry (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312628).)

Post showing expiry by category. (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6270759)

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AC Air Canada Aeroplan

Currently expires if no activity for 3 years.
From 1 January 2007 all miles expire 7 years (84 months) after issuance (all prior earned miles grandfathered with 31 December 2006 issuance date), but are extendable for 7 years on payment of C$30 + $0.01 per mile.
Additionally, from 1 July 2007 will expires if no activity for 12 months. (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=613318)


AF/KL Air France/KLM Flying Blue

No expiry for elite members.
For non-elite members, expires if no status (Level Miles) accrual for 20 months.


BA British Airways Executive Club

Expires if no activity for 3 years.


BD BMI Diamond Club

Expires if no activity for 2 years. (Currently not enforced?)


CA Air China Phoenix Miles

Expires after 2 years.


CX Cathay Pacific Asiamiles

Expires after 3 years.


EK Emirates Skywards

Miles expire at the end of month of your birthday that is 3 years after mileage credit.


FM Shanghai Airlines Crane Club

No expiry.


GF Gulf Air

Redemption Units expire after 10 years regardless of activity.


JK Spanair

Miles expire each 31 March if no activity for 3 years.


KE Korean

No expiry for miles earned before 30 June 2008.

Miles earned after 30 June 2008 expire after 5 years.


LH/LO/LX/OS/OU/JP Miles and More (Lufthansa, LOT, Swiss, Austrian, Adria, Croatia)

HON, SEN, FTL and holders of LH credit cards issued anywhere - miles do not expire.

Everyone else - miles expire at the end of 12 quarters after earning, or after becoming statusless. If cancel LH credit card then any miles more than 12 quarters old expire immediately.


MH Enrich

Platinum - miles do not expire.

Everyone else - miles expire at the end of 3 years after the year in which they were earned (can be extended once for 12 months for a fee).


NH ANA Mileage Club

Diamond - miles do not expire until 2 complete years after lose status.

Everyone else - miles expire at 31 December of the 2nd calendar year after earning (eg miles earned in 2004 expire 31 December 2006).


NZ Air NZ Airpoints

No expiry while Gold or Gold Elite status. (http://www.airnz.co.nz/airpoints/frequent_flyer_benefits/booking_benefits.htm#no_airpoints_dollars_expiry)
Should you move below Gold status, you will have until your next anniversary of joining to use any Airpoints Dollars that would otherwise expired. If your next anniversary falls within two months of you moving below Gold status you will have two months to utilise these Airpoints Dollars.

General expiry. (http://www.airnz.co.nz/airpoints_tc.htm#validity_expiry)
2.1 Airpoints Dollars you earn are available for redemption until the end of the fourth year after the Membership year in which they were earned (see clause 2.2).
2.2 On your Anniversary Date, all Airpoints Dollars earned more than four years before then will expire and be removed from your Account. Whenever you claim a Reward, Airpoints Dollars will be redeemed in the order they were credited to your Account.
2.4 Airpoints Dollars that you redeem but that are then re-credited to your Account (eg. owing to a cancellation or unavailability of an Upgrade) will be re-credited with the original date of when they were earned. Any Airpoints Dollars used in the booking that have as at the date of re-crediting expired, will not be re-credited to your Account.


OK CSA Czech Airlines OK Plus

Accounts expire if no activity for 3 years.


OZ Asiana

Miles earned before 1 October 2008 - no expiry.
Miles earned from 1 October 2008 expire 5 years after earning, or 7 years for all elites.


QF Qantas Frequent Flyer

Expires if no activity for 36 months. (http://www.qantas.com.au/fflyer/dyn/program/terms#jump9)
9.2 Points Validity
9.2.1 Except as otherwise provided in these Terms and Conditions, Points will not expire as long as the Member remains an Active Member. All Points held in a Frequent Flyer account of a non-Active Member will expire without notice at the end of the 36th consecutive month for which the Member has not earned Points or Status Credits or redeemed Points.


QR Qatar Privilege Club

Miles expire on the 5th 31 December after earning (ie up to 5 calendar years validity).


RG Varig Smiles

Miles expire 3 complete member years after earning.


SA South African Voyager

Miles expire on the 31/3 of the fourth year after the year in which they were earned (so miles earned in 2006 expire on 31/3/2010).
A one year rollover if you fly at least 5000 'tier miles' OR spend R40000 per annum on the Voyager credit card.


SK SAS Eurobonus

Miles expire after 5 years.


SQ Singapore Airlines Kris Flyer

Miles expire at the end of the 12th quarter after earning. (http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/content/krisflyer/aboutkf/maximise.jsp#Header5)
Expiry can be extended up to 6 months (12 months for PPS, Elite Gold and Elite Silver) for a fee.


SU Aeroflot xxxx

Expires if no flight for 3 years. SU-branded credit card earning also extends mileage expiry.


TG Thai Royal Orchid Plus

Miles expire at 31 December of the 3rd calendar year after earning (eg miles earned in 2004 expire 31 December 2007).


TK Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles

Expires after 3 years.


TP TAP Victoria

Miles expire after 3 years. Validity can be extended for further periods of 3 years at a time upon payment of a fee.


VS Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

Expires if no activity for 3 years.


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Please help expand the list and clarify any points above. Thanks. Updated to post #49.

zzz

Summary by expiry period. For full conditions and links, please refer to the first post (or the linked thread for US-based FFPs).


No expiry for all
FM Shanghai Airlines Crane Club
KE Korean (miles earned to 30 June 2008)
OZ Asiana (miles earned to 30 September 2008)
TP TAP Victoria (provided pay fees each 3 years)


No expiry for some
AF/KL Air France/KLM Flying Blue - elite status
LH/LO/LX/OS/OU/JP Miles and More - HON, SEN, FTL and holders of LH credit cards issued anywhere
MH - Platinum status
NH ANA Mileage Club - Diamond status
NZ Air New Zealand Airpoints - Gold Elite, Gold


No expiry with activity in last 3 years
AC Air Canada Aeroplan (until 1 July 2007)
BA British Airways Executive Club
DL Delta Airlines Sky Miles - will change to 2 calendar years 31 December 2006
HA Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Miles
JK Spanair (each 31 March)
NW Northwest World Perks
OK CSA Czech Airlines OK Plus
QF Qantas Frequent Flyer (monthly)
VS Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
YX Midwest Miles


No expiry with flight activity in last 3 years
SU Aeroflot xxxx (also SU-branded credit card earning extends expiry)


No expiry with activity in last x period (under 3 years)
F9 Frontier Early Returns - 31 December of 2 calendar years after earning
AS Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan - 2 years
BD BMI Diamond Club - 2 years
DL Delta Airlines Sky Miles - 2 years from 31 December 2006
AF/KL Air France/KLM Flying Blue - 20 months after last status earning (non-elites)
US US Airways Dividend Miles - 18 months, or 36 months upon payment of fee
AA American Airlines AAdvantage - 18 months
CO Continental Airlines One Pass - 18 months
UA United Airlines Mileage Plus - 18 months
AC Air Canada Aeroplan - 12 months from 1 July 2007
additionally miles expire 7 years after earning from 1 January 2007, can be extended for further 7 years upon payment of fee
Spirit Free Spirit - 6 months(!), and activity is defined as earning 2000 miles


Expires in 10 years
GF Gulf Air Redemption Units expire after 10 years


Expires in 7 years
AC Air Canada Aeroplan from 1 January 2007, can be extended for further 7 years upon payment of fee
additionally expires after no activity for 12 months
OZ Asiana elite status members (miles earned from 1 October 2008)


Expires in 5 years
KE Korean (miles earned from 30 June 2008)
OZ Asiana non-elite status members (miles earned from 1 October 2008)
SK SAS Eurobonus


Expires in 4+ years
NZ Air New Zealand Airpoints - other than Gold Elite and Gold
QR Qatar Privilege Club


Expires in 4 years


Expires in 3+ years
EK Emirates Skywards - end of month of birthday that is 3 years after mileage credit
MH Malaysian Enrich - other than Platinum, can be extended once for 12 months upon payment of a fee
RG Varig Smiles
SA South African Voyager (can be rolled over with sufficient tier miles or SA-branded credit card spend)
TG Thai Royal Orchid Plus


Expires in 3 years
CX Cathay Pacific Asiamiles
LH/LO/LX/OS/OU/JP Miles and More - general members
SQ Singapore Airlines Kris Flyer - extendable for 6-12 months upon payment of a fee.
TK Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles
TP TAP Victoria - extendable indefinitely for 3 years at a time upon payment of a fee.


Expires in 2+ years
NH ANA Diamond - other than Diamond


Expires in 2 years
CA Air China Phoenix Miles
WN Southwest Rapid Rewards


Expires in 1+ years
VX Virgin America eleVAte - 18 months

Expires in 1 year
Airtran A+
go! Miles
JetBlue True Blue (unless have the right affiliated credit card)

One more reserved.

BA British Airways Executive Club also has a 36-month expiration.

And a couple of corrections:
Midwest Express' code is YX.
AS is Alaska Airlines (not Alaskan).

Summary by expiry period.

Gosh, Kiwi, what a great post. ^ ^ Thanks for taking the time and effort to put often obsecure info in one place. You are a real FT asset!

BA British Airways Executive Club

Miles expire after 3 years.

I think this is inaccurate. As far as I know, miles expire after 36 months of inactivity.

12.3. If a Member has not earned or redeemed Mileage for 36 consecutive months, all Mileage that has accrued to that date will expire.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel/ectermsenglish/public/en_us?prim=execclub

No expiry with activity in last 3 years
AA American Airlines AAdvantage
AC Air Canada Aeroplan
AS Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
BA British Airways Executive Club
DL Delta Airlines Sky Miles - will change to 2 calendar years 31 December 2006
HA Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Miles
JK Spanair (each 31 March)
NW Northwest World Perks
QF Qantas Frequent Flyer (monthly)
UA United Airlines Mileage Plus
YX Midwest Miles




According to this.... NWA never expire?

http://www.nwa.com/worldperks/memrules/general.shtml

"WorldPerks miles have no expiration date. However, consistent with the general terms and conditions of the WorldPerks program, Northwest Airlines reserves the right to change the WorldPerks program at any time without notice, including imposition of expiration limits or reactivation fees. If no mileage from any source is posted to a WorldPerks member's account for three consecutive years, the account is subject to termination, including forfeiture of all accrued mileage. "

According to this.... NWA never expire?

http://www.nwa.com/worldperks/memrules/general.shtml

"WorldPerks miles have no expiration date. However, consistent with the general terms and conditions of the WorldPerks program, Northwest Airlines reserves the right to change the WorldPerks program at any time without notice, including imposition of expiration limits or reactivation fees. If no mileage from any source is posted to a WorldPerks member's account for three consecutive years, the account is subject to termination, including forfeiture of all accrued mileage. "

They don't expire, but NW can terminate your account and forfeit all of your miles with no activity after three years. While they may not exercise this right, I think that the possibility of that expiration-like action taking place after three years should be noted.

Great idea--this sort of thing is long overdue.

I might add that as far as I know, AF/KLM Flying Blue's policy is that activity extends validity for another three years. Though, I'm not sure if that's just flight activity or any earning/spending.

Would be good if this could be confirmed by someone though.

VS also--no expiry if activity within three years.

Expires in 1 year
[...]
JetBlue True Blue
Should be moved to Expires for some (or at least get a footnote or such). See my post at the start of page 2 of the US expiration thread (that you have the link to at the top of your first post here). Credit card can remove JetBlue expiration in some circumstances.

In 2003, I used Worldperks miles that were earned in 1989 and 1990.

Well, that isn't entirely accurate. I earned some more when I flew on CO in 2001 - but even so, that was 11 years between earning new points.

The punchline is that NW didn't gobble my points.

The intent of this thread (and the US one) is to show current mileage expiry policies and rules. It is no consolation that last year (or any date) there was a rule that had no expiry, if now miles can expire.

BMI has no expiration rule, but a termination rule, though it seems that this rule is not enforced:


Members who have not recorded any activity with bmi, its diamond club partners, or made a redemption with the same parties and other promotional third parties, for a 12 month period, from the date of their last recorded activity on the diamond club database, shall be deemed dormant. If no claim is made on any residual Destination Miles on that member's account, membership may be terminated after a further 12 months and all remaining miles forfaited.


It translates into 2 years after the last activity, if it was enforced.

I just flew YYZ-LIM on CO. Looking back on my e-statements, it was my first flight deposited to OnePass in two years, yet my miles haven't been deleted. My dad's One Pass account has been inactive ever since Feb 2004 yet the miles are still there. I'm glad that CO isn't deleting miles, makes it more likely for me to fly them. How strictly are these timelines really enforced?

Not that anyone cares since they're bankrupt, but on RG (Varig) you can also extend your miles for a fee.

OP updated for Air Canada changes.

KE Korean Air, just like OZ, no expiry at all.

CX Asiamiles: 3-4 years for each block of miles you've earn on that debiting year regardless to activity.

Reading the small print of Flying Blue I found out that they require an accrual of status (level) miles within 36 months, not only any activity like many others.


After a period of 36 months with no accrual of Level Miles by a Member, the Company reserves the right to cancel the Award Miles. It is up to the Member to check the expiration date of his Miles. After a period of 36 months of no accrual of Award Miles by a Member, the Company reserves the right to unilaterally terminate membership.

Thanks Geese Howard, kaka and jarino

OP updated for Air Canada changes.Stilll not correct for JetBlue. As mentioned before, it "expires for some", not all. (Doesn't expire for those with their AmEx card.)

SU Aeroflot Miles expire after 36 months if no FLIGHT.
Activity based would be absurd as they give you one each year for you birthday.

Reading the small print of Flying Blue I found out that they require an accrual of status (level) miles within 36 months, not only any activity like many others.
Which, just to clarify, means any SkyTeam flight or miles earned on the AMEX AF card (the latter for French residents only).

Credited Miles will be automatically converted to Redemption Units at a rate of 1 unit for 3.000 miles. Redemption Units will be valid for 10 years from the date of issue regardless of activity or membership level.

Not sure what happens to the remaining miles <3.000 after the converting is done but i guess that they will not expire.

I would post Taca but I don't think they even know what their own rules are.

SA:
Miles expire on the 31/3 of the fourth year after the year in which they were earned. (so miles earned in 2006 expire on 31/3/2010).
A one year rollover if you fly at least 5000 'tier miles' OR spend R40000 per annum on the Voyager credit card.

SU Aeroflot xxxx

Expires if no flight for 3 years.

Just to clarify: SU miles expire after 3 years without any miles-earning flights OR credit card earning. Co-branded cards are only available in Russia, though

Thanks. First 2 posts updated (also for changes at UA Mileage Plus).

Reading the small print of Flying Blue I found out that they require an accrual of status (level) miles within 36 months, not only any activity like many others.

This says they reserve the right...but does have they actually ever cancelled someone's miles if their account shows some kind of non-flight activity?

Malaysia Airlines Enrich

Expiry: Enrich Miles are valid for three years plus the year in which they were earned. (For Platinum member they do not expire)

Extension: Enrich Miles can be extended once for a period of 1 year (Fee applies)

CX Asiamiles: 3-4 years for each block of miles you've earn on that debiting year regardless to activity.

That's not quite right - your CX miles expire 3 months to the day of your last mileage activity, and any activity extends all existing miles by 3 years.

For example, if you rent a car on June 15th, 2006 and credit the miles to CX, your entire CX mileage balance will be valid until June 15th, 2009. If you then stay at a mileage-earning hotel on July 15th, 2006, your entire balance will be extended until July 15th, 2009, and so on.

your CX miles expire 3 months to the day of your last mileage activity

That should say 3 years, not 3 months.

LH/LO/LX/OS/OU/JP Miles and More (Lufthansa, LOT, Swiss, Austrian, Adria, Croatia)

HON, SEN, FTL and holders of LH credit card issued in Germany - miles do not expire.

Everyone else - miles expire at the end of 12 quarters after earning.You might want to add "or losing FTL status" at the very end of this sentence.

SmilingBoy.

any activity extends all existing miles by 3 years.

For example, if you rent a car on June 15th, 2006 and credit the miles to CX, your entire CX mileage balance will be valid until June 15th, 2009. If you then stay at a mileage-earning hotel on July 15th, 2006, your entire balance will be extended until July 15th, 2009, and so on.
Where do you get this information? It seems to be directly contradicted by the AsiaMiles member guide page 8 and also T&Cs section 8.1 and 8.4 (on page 13):

http://downloads.asiamiles.com/pdf/programme/amonline_membersguide_en.pdf

(Sorry, I can't figure out how to copy and paste from that PDF. I just get gobblygook characters when I do.)

Basically, 8.1 says 3 years, and 8.4 says you have to pay (half the cost of buying them!) to extend them. Same deal on page 8. No other method of extension mentioned (whereas other programs like AA and BA where partner activity extends, clearly state that in their member guides and T&Cs).

FWIW, this member guide looks to have been updated just a month ago (1 Mar 07 is the date on the front), so is it possible this is a recent change?

...

Also see:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=636095&highlight=expire

which is just one of several threads in the CX section of FT where everyone there confirms that there is no way to keep AsiaMiles from expiring other than by paying through the nose to extend them.

KE update :

Miles earned until June 2008 will never expire, but the miles earned afterwards will expire after 5 years fromt the date of accumulation.
(KE is trying to introdue this new rule.)

When redeeming, the expirable miles are burnt first.

Well, I guess KE's SkyPass is now THE worst FFP in the world.

How long are Qmiles valid for?
All Qmiles earned are valid for a period of five calendar years. After this period, miles earned but not used will be deleted from the Member's account on December 31of the fifth year. Expired Qmiles cannot be refunded. Privilege Club reserves its rights to change the mileage expiration policy without prior notice.

ian. :)

You may as well remove this line because it no longer applies:
DL Delta Airlines Sky Miles - will change to 2 calendar years 31 December 2006

Do all DL miles now expire at the same time, regardless of whether they were earned before or after 31 December 2006?

Do all DL miles now expire at the same time, regardless of whether they were earned before or after 31 December 2006?
I'm pretty sure. All my miles were earned prior to that date, and they seem to be subject to the same 2 years.

AA miles expire 18 months from last activity. This has been the case for several months now. (AA expiry is listed as 3 years in post 2.)

LH/LO/LX/OS/OU/JP Miles and More (Lufthansa, LOT, Swiss, Austrian, Adria, Croatia)

HON, SEN, FTL and holders of LH credit card issued in Germany - miles do not expire.

Everyone else - miles expire at the end of 12 quarters after earning, or after becoming statusless.



One small correction: since a few month the miles-do-not-expire-rule is extended to (almost?) all M&M-creditcards, so not only the German-based ones.

Having just called LH M&M in Santa Clarita yesterday, I got this info...

* LH miles expire at the end of the 12th quarter after they were earned.
Miles earned in Feb 05 would then be on 3/31/08 deathwatch... etc

* Status accounts (HON, SEN, FTL) .......... miles do not expire as long as status is maintained. If status is lost, the effect is as if the miles were re-issued on the date that you become a sheep. Three years later, at the end of the quarter...

* If ANY member maintains the LH credit card, the expiration date is not re-set, but rather "cloaked", and the expiration date ignored. Should the member give up the card, any miles over 3 yrs old would expire at the end of the quarter.

The part about any member makes sense, as Status members wouldn't need a CC to keep their miles...

Miles don't expire.
Accounts expire after 3 years of no activity.

OP updated

The newest *A airlines are missing, so I looked them up.

TH (Miles & Smiles): from their FAQ http://www.thy.com/en-US/help/faq/miles_smiles/miles_and_smiles.aspx
When do my miles expire?
The miles earned are valid for 3 years as of the date they are credited to your account.

CA (PhoenixMiles): from their FAQ http://ffp.airchina.com.cn/EN/gyzy/gztk.htm
Will my mileage expire?
Your mileage will remain valid for two years.

FM (Crane Club): from their FAQ http://www.shanghai-air.com/fmffpweb-en/help/faq3.aspx?OperateFunction=2#9
Does my accumulated mileage expire?
No, it does not. SAL FFP members’ mileage is permanently valid.

MS (EgyptAir Plus): I haven't found an expiration policy yet.

EK

Miles expire at the end of the month of your first birthday after the 3rd anniversary of the date the miles were credited (not date of flight).

Asiana Club: Miles earned before October 1, 2008 never expire.

Miles earned after October 1, 2008 will expire in 5 years for Silver, 7 years for Gold and 10 years for Diamond and up (I believe).

AF/KL:
From 1 April 2009, for Ivory members, the validity period for all Award Miles will be reduced from 36 months to 20 months. To prolong the validity of your Award Miles for a further 20 months, simply take an eligible flight with AIR FRANCE, KLM, Air Europa, Kenya Airways, Aircalin or any SkyTeam partner.

For Elite members: From 1 April 2009, if you have Silver, Gold, or Platinum
membership, your Flying Blue Elite status will protect your Award Miles from expiring, as long as you keep your Elite level.


Although not confirmed yet, this means as Non-elite you have to earn a levelmile every 20 months at least (same as before, only 36 months will change to 20 months).

As Elite not much change, unless you loose elite-status. For Platinum-for-life-members this can be a change for the good: no expiratation at all.

In regards to UA, why does it say that my miles start expiring after 3 years???

Fly more & get a better seat

First 2 posts updated to here.

Anyone looking at Virgin America - it looks like points there expire after 18 months from the original date credited. So you effectively can't extend the expiration of any set of points - you have to use them within 18 months.

I've already made my mistake and flown Virgin, but I won't do it again unless the price is lower than the competition by enough to compensate for effectively not getting any miles.

AS & VX updated in the list