What to do with miles when someone dies... ? (Definitive Thread)
Jan 8, 2009, 8:45 pm
#77
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i think it's referring to the division of miles among multiple heirs. so, they won't allow you to divide 60,001 by having 30,000.5 going into two different accounts. you have to decide who gets the extra mile.
Jan 8, 2009, 8:50 pm
#78
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Jan 8, 2009, 10:15 pm
#79
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when you die, notify Delta, and they will provide you with a special link to an award search calendar for dead people. It offers non-stop service from PUR (Purgatory) to several locations. Best part about it is that the search calendar works!
Jan 8, 2009, 10:54 pm
#81
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PURgatory?? You must mean ATL...
PURgatory is just another name for ATL...the standing joke for anyone from the South is that when they die, no matter what, they will be routed through ATL on DL...my Dad got the last laugh on me, passing away on Holy Thursday in MIA, so that my husband and I got to spend $4K (no award seats avail, natch) flying SEA-ATL-MIA on Good Friday...and of course, being Easter, it was Spring Break to boot...
Jan 8, 2009, 11:14 pm
#82
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If the account balance is <50k and the member was a spouse:
Customers must send the following documents to the SkyMiles Service Center:
Letter requesting the mileage transfer which includes:
Deceased member’s name, address, and SkyMiles account number.
Surviving spouse’s name, address, and SkyMiles account number.
Copy of the Death Certificate
Death Certificate must include/list surviving spouse’s name.
A photocopy is acceptable; a certified copy is not required as the document will not be returned.
If the account balance is >50k and/or the member was NOT a spouse
Follow directions on the affidavit
http://images.delta.com/delta/pdfs/affidavit.pdf
Jan 9, 2009, 9:49 am
#83
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luvsbucks has it correct. When my partner passed away, he had specifically listed his SkyMiles account in his will (if he was alive today he'd def be a FTer 
) so the transfer was pretty painless. I had to produce a copy of the will and return an affidavit.
) so the transfer was pretty painless. I had to produce a copy of the will and return an affidavit.
Apr 4, 2009, 9:41 am
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You should be able to log-in your account and fill in the the name of the person during the reservation process. Or you can begin the reservation and then log-in.
Apr 4, 2009, 10:48 am
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I did not read all the items in this thread only the last page.
On NW miles are lost if you pass away. On AA the miles can be transferred to another person, etc. Since this is the case I always used NW miles for awards (where possible).
According to this thread DL has rules similar to AA and miles can be transferred upon death.
Is this true?
Thanks
On NW miles are lost if you pass away. On AA the miles can be transferred to another person, etc. Since this is the case I always used NW miles for awards (where possible).
According to this thread DL has rules similar to AA and miles can be transferred upon death.
Is this true?
Thanks
Apr 14, 2009, 10:46 pm
#87
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Does transfer to Medallion's widow qualify for 2:1 promo?
Hi, I'm a newbie here, posting for my girlfriend who was widowed in January. Her husband was a Medallion (I don't know what level) and had an undetermined number of Delta miles in his account when he died. She does not know his PIN. She is the sole beneficiary and the executor of his estate.
I found the affidavit for her to complete here:
http://images.delta.com/delta/pdfs/affidavit.pdf
I told her that Delta is running a promo until 5/31/09 that provides matching miles credit for each mile transferred from one member's account to another.
http://www.delta.com/skymiles/buy_tr..._lto/index.jsp
My question is, can she request they honor this 2-for-1 promo when transferring his miles to her account?
The promo says it applies to transfers made on delta.com. If that's strictly interpreted, it seems they could deny her the matching miles unless the transfer was made by her logging into his account. Should she instead attempt to obtain his PIN in some other manner and do the transfer online? Any suggestions warmly welcome and greatly appreciated.
I found the affidavit for her to complete here:
http://images.delta.com/delta/pdfs/affidavit.pdf
I told her that Delta is running a promo until 5/31/09 that provides matching miles credit for each mile transferred from one member's account to another.
http://www.delta.com/skymiles/buy_tr..._lto/index.jsp
My question is, can she request they honor this 2-for-1 promo when transferring his miles to her account?
The promo says it applies to transfers made on delta.com. If that's strictly interpreted, it seems they could deny her the matching miles unless the transfer was made by her logging into his account. Should she instead attempt to obtain his PIN in some other manner and do the transfer online? Any suggestions warmly welcome and greatly appreciated.
Apr 28, 2009, 4:12 pm
#88
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Mileage from Deceased brother
My brother passed away in March after a long battle with alcohol. I know that you can transfer points if you are the executor and first were going to go this route. We will actually have a state appointed executor handling his estate as his medical bill outweigh his estate. ( he has about 72,000 miles ) Im pretty sure that they would not want to handle taking care of " skymiles" for us.
Would you just use out of his account? I do know passwords.
To transfer the miles, even with the double miles promo is about $ 810.00 for 72,000 miles - doubling to 144,000
I know he would want these used, but do not know best way to go about.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Would you just use out of his account? I do know passwords.
To transfer the miles, even with the double miles promo is about $ 810.00 for 72,000 miles - doubling to 144,000
I know he would want these used, but do not know best way to go about.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Apr 28, 2009, 4:54 pm
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My brother passed away in March after a long battle with alcohol. I know that you can transfer points if you are the executor and first were going to go this route. We will actually have a state appointed executor handling his estate as his medical bill outweigh his estate. ( he has about 72,000 miles ) Im pretty sure that they would not want to handle taking care of " skymiles" for us.
Would you just use out of his account? I do know passwords.
To transfer the miles, even with the double miles promo is about $ 810.00 for 72,000 miles - doubling to 144,000
I know he would want these used, but do not know best way to go about.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Would you just use out of his account? I do know passwords.
To transfer the miles, even with the double miles promo is about $ 810.00 for 72,000 miles - doubling to 144,000
I know he would want these used, but do not know best way to go about.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Apr 28, 2009, 5:06 pm
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My question is, can she request they honor this 2-for-1 promo when transferring his miles to her account?
The promo says it applies to transfers made on delta.com. If that's strictly interpreted, it seems they could deny her the matching miles unless the transfer was made by her logging into his account. Should she instead attempt to obtain his PIN in some other manner and do the transfer online? Any suggestions warmly welcome and greatly appreciated.
The promo says it applies to transfers made on delta.com. If that's strictly interpreted, it seems they could deny her the matching miles unless the transfer was made by her logging into his account. Should she instead attempt to obtain his PIN in some other manner and do the transfer online? Any suggestions warmly welcome and greatly appreciated.