Originally Posted by
hhdl
You might have a case for the donation (as an XP-earning activity) being an overall extending activity, but that case isn't going to result in mile extension by the end of the month.
XP from the credit card might or might not: it's less ambiguous that the miles from the card would, but those miles won't post until next month which is too late.
With this short period to act, the best course is to find the cheapest mileage-earning flight before the end of the month on SkyTeam and fly said flight, crediting it to Flying Blue.
Had you noticed the expiration even a month ago this would be somewhat more straightforward and likely cheaper, but waiting this long is what it is. That said, if you weren't regularly logging in to your FB account and seeing the looming expiration, it might be a stretch to expect to get much value out of those miles.
The 1XP from a donation has hit my account. My XP has gone up by 1 but I don't see a change in the mileage expiration. Why?
By the way, a domestic flight earns 2XP, whereas my donation resulted in only 1XP. Would this be a reason that the miles expiration was not extended in that the 1XP didn't equate to even 1 domestic flight? Or is this irrelevant, in that the number of XP, in and of itself, does not extend mileage expiration dates?
Here is what I found in the link below
https://wwws.airfrance.us/informatio...cg-flying-blue
“Overall Extending Activity” is defined as an activity that rewards the Member with XP (Eligible Flights) or any other Earn Activity designated as an Overall Extending Activity in the Flying Blue Communication, and therefore extends the validity of all Miles, such as flights on Transavia that earn Miles and payment with the co-branded credit cards listed in the Flying Blue Communication.
Above they say "any" XP is Overall Extending Activity, yet in parenthesis it only states, "(Eligible Flights)". Now I'm really confused. So, per the terms and conditions, do donations which earn XP extend the expiration of miles or not? Do I have a case to make to Flying Blue since they did not extend the expiration with the donation?