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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 5:35 am
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Marathon Man
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Originally Posted by Motor Mouth
Had a UA award for me and my better half (80k miles) for October of 2001. Due to various things, we cancelled the trip and redeposited the miles. Forgot to pay attention to the expiration date, which was just a few months later. Could have bought them back, but decided against it since I was not flying UA much at the time. Lost about 90k.
Wow, UA stinks on that one, I think! Gee, I wonder why THAT isnt considered "activity" in one's account, thereby resetting it for another 18 months or whatever it is now! I mean, especially since you PAID for the transaction to redeposit them. Did you ever inquire about this? Maybe you still can/ought to try?...
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