james, not so. My Delta miles are due to expire mid year 2001(I took a flight mid year 1998). Correction I am wrong - rules must have been changed recently. My recent statement indicated that my miles were expiring 4/30/2001, but when I looked at my online statement it said that my miles expire 31 Dec 2001.

The definition of what is reasonable is quite fluid. What appears to be reasonable a while ago no longer seems reasonable, considering the competition. The point I make is that for partner miles (for which Delta gets money upfront), expiring miles is a BAD policy. Its not a big deal for me, I'll simply vote with my (other) airline card.

[This message has been edited by pgupta011 (edited 08-19-1999).]