I haven't seen a post, that anyone but the spouse has gotten the miles. I can add this: When my father passed away Delta transferred his miles to my account. Have no idea if this is policy. I asked, they did it. Be aware this was in 1989 back when Delta was a proud airline known for (no laughing please...) service.

Typically, the airlines will transfer the account balance of a deceased spouse to the account of the remaining legal spouse, with the verification of a death certificate.

If the miles are to transfer to a child, the child requesting the transfer must prove that they are the only remaining child of the deceased, or alternatively have written permission from all other remaining children to transfer the entire balance to his or her single account.

Persons with a substantial mileage balance who wish to do something other than have their account transfer to their spouse or in equal shares to their surviving children, would be well advise to include their specific instructions in their will.

Life partners who are not legally married should be especially cautious in protecting this asset, as well as all their other assets, for the benefit of their partner, by virtue of a will or trust document.

Oh, GOSH, more free advice that is worth exactly what you paid for it.



[This message has been edited by Punki (edited 09-14-2000).]

Maybe in the USA Punki, but this is the Wild West "down under"!

Quite a fuss recently about the Qantas plan. If you pass away from too much shopping etc, Joe does not get the points if he ever tells QF to amend their records. Mad but true. They simply confiscate the miles -- program rules.

Joe uses your account and your pin while you are "demised" is OK though to chew into those half million Hilton points!

I feel it is absurd for a surviving partner who did the correct thing and advised QF to please stop mailing to a deceased spouse that they close the account.



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~ Glen ~

The Hilton account is actually in both of our names, but I have cursed the points I personally earned to prevent him from frolicking for weeks at the Hilton Hawaiian Village with some gorgeous babe after I am gone. He can use them to take the grandchildren on trips.

We'll be very careful to avoid collecting any Qantas (no u, thank you Oz) points before we die.

Punki NO-ONE needs QF points unless you have NO other choice, and y'all do, pretty much.

Randy had a meeting with them here recently. QF do not even offer ANY option to use points to upgrade on ANY international trip. And that plan CHARGES 30 or 40 bucks or something to join and renew.

Keep clocking up your Triple UA miles before December 31 and your Alaska ones.

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~ Glen ~

Punki, When I last checked my brother is still alive and I got all the points no letter etc. HOWEVER, I do believe you are accurate, since as I said this was in 1989... But it is probably like everything else at the airline... call back and get a different answer.