Originally Posted by
MillennialMiles
I had this instance where Aeroplan sometimes occasionally holds Amex pts transfer. Eg. you see it immediately in your Aeroplan account but you can't use them until they are "approved.' Seems to be a new thing implemented recently
Ugh, I'm dealing with this right now. Have transferred MR over in the past and been instantly credited and able to spend right away.
Transferred over a bunch for some J tickets last night and while the "Recent activity" list shows the move, the total balance flickers between the new total balance and the pre-transfer balance. Going to the booking page always flips the balance to the pre-transfer total.
Frustrated, I tried moving a test amount from Cap One, those are also stuck. Thinking it was a first name mismatch (full legal name vs shortened nickname) I tried my wife's account which is 100% 1:1 with a test amount from Amex and hers is also still suck.
If they're going to do this for every transfer going forward the appeal of using Aeroplan is significantly lower as the risk of losing the award space is super high if you're looking at a 24-48hr+ approval window.