I booked a business class trip on March 5 using Lifemiles a ticket on Austrian Airlines from LAX to Belgrade (via Vienna). I was supposed to fly in April but due to all the restrictions and Corona virus issues I had to cancel my trip. I used 126,000 Avianca LifeMiles. I was shocked that they were charging a $200 fee to redeposit the miles. They said they might come up with a new rule later but said if I wanted to do this I'd have to pay $200 and wouldn't get a refund later if they changed/loosened their policy. So the only other option was to cancel and accept to go within a year.
The problem is I don't know if I will go in a year as it was for a cancelled conference that might not have another one there in the future. Does anyone know if LifeMiles has loosened or waived the redeposit fees on Corona virus affected areas?