Originally Posted by
JJeffrey
That is certainly not my experience, whenever I have cancelled an award the returned points always have a new expiration. YMMV I guess. Additionally you don't pay the fee if you cancel the award within 5 days.
I had 12k points expiring this year, so last week I claimed a 25k AAnytime award, then cancelled it a few mins later. Everything done online, no fee, points returned, and I no longer have any expiring this year.
Based upon your experience, did you want to correct the Wiki for this thread under the category "
Returning Unused Awards? As of now, the Wiki states that when unused rewards are returned after five days of issue, the points are reinstated with the original expiration date.
I changed the Wiki awhile back when I received an email from BusinessExtra indicating that the $150 reinstatement fee applies to all Business Extra customers regardless of their status with the airline.