Are old miles different?
Jul 15, 2009 | 7:37 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 146
Are old miles different?
I don't fly Continental much these days, but I have a modest balance that dates from the Eastern era plus some miscellaneous later CO activity. I know that in some programs, legacy miles are subject to different redemption rules. I found this out the wrong way, after burning precious old miles under new rules, and vowed never to do that again....So now I'm asking: are my CO miles any different from current earnings, and if so, how do I find out what the rules are?
Thanks!!
p.s. I did scan the master thread and also try to search, but apparently I wasn't creative enough to find the magic words that would make the correct posts appear....
Thanks!!
p.s. I did scan the master thread and also try to search, but apparently I wasn't creative enough to find the magic words that would make the correct posts appear....
Jul 15, 2009 | 7:43 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: New York NY
Programs: UA Gold, CO Plat, CO Million Miler
Posts: 2,697
Miles are miles for redemption, new or old. The only difference is that some miles (new or old) count as EQMs for yearly or million miler status, and some don't.
Jul 15, 2009 | 8:56 am
#3
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Under the Liberty Visual to 27L at PHL. Stranger in a strange land - a Devils fan in Flyers country.
Programs: PWP Le Chancelier des Clefs d'Or || Sarcasm, Anti-Stupidity, Obscure References top tier member.
Posts: 24,061
2. Nothing different to speak of.
You're welcome!
Jul 15, 2009 | 10:00 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: UA 1K 1MMer & LT UC (when flying UA); Hyatt Credit Cardist; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold via UA 1K
Posts: 7,144
When I resurrected my CO account last year, it consisted strictly of my EA EQM's which transferred over. They all counted towards my MM status, as well as RDM's.