Change in Skymiles expiration policy eff. 1/1/09
Jun 6, 2008, 12:05 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: DCA
Programs: DL Silver, HH Gold, PC Plat, Marriott Silver
Posts: 420
Change in Skymiles expiration policy eff. 1/1/09
They are going to a two-year rolling expiration - i.e. your last activity was in March 2009, your balance expires in March 2011, rather than Dec 2011 under current policy.
New Skymiles expiration policy
Not a huge change, but some non-frequent DL fliers I'm sure will get burned. At least the didn't go to 18 months like US.
New Skymiles expiration policy
Not a huge change, but some non-frequent DL fliers I'm sure will get burned. At least the didn't go to 18 months like US.
Jun 6, 2008, 12:13 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: MCO - Where's the Admirals Club?
Programs: AA Plat, HH Gold, MR Gold
Posts: 1,268
They are going to a two-year rolling expiration - i.e. your last activity was in March 2009, your balance expires in March 2011, rather than Dec 2011 under current policy.
New Skymiles expiration policy
Not a huge change, but some non-frequent DL fliers I'm sure will get burned. At least the didn't go to 18 months like US.
New Skymiles expiration policy
Not a huge change, but some non-frequent DL fliers I'm sure will get burned. At least the didn't go to 18 months like US.
Jun 6, 2008, 12:37 pm
#3
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: DL Silver, AS MVP, UA Silver, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat, SPG Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 3,883
Or worse yet, like AirTran where each point expires individually a certain amount of time after it is earned, regardless of activity.
Jun 6, 2008, 12:56 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: About 45 miles NW of MCO
Programs: Acapulco - Gold, Panama - Red, Timothy Leary 8 Mile High Club
Posts: 29,246
Jun 6, 2008, 1:02 pm
#5
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NYC, PHL, WAS
Programs: UA, AA, BA, DL
Posts: 431
Jun 6, 2008, 1:10 pm
#6
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DCA / WAS
Programs: DL 2+ million/PM, YX, Marriott Plt, *wood gold, HHonors, CO Plt, UA, AA EXP, WN, AGR
Posts: 9,388
If oil continues to do what it did today, it won't really matter... 
Jun 6, 2008, 1:19 pm
#7
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NYC, PHL, WAS
Programs: UA, AA, BA, DL
Posts: 431
Jun 6, 2008, 1:20 pm
#8
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Programs: DL PM, HH Diamond, Fairmont Prem, SPG Gold, Priority Club Plat/IC Amb, AmEx Plat
Posts: 10,839
Rolling 24 months isn't bad compared to US's 18 months. It is sad that my intial reaction was to just shrug and and accept it.
Jun 7, 2008, 8:30 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,904
What is the point of changing rules so frequently? Just think it through, and change everything at once.
Jun 7, 2008, 9:58 am
#10
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: BOS
Programs: riding the lifetime status. DL MM / AA MM
Posts: 2,968
my question is, will NW announce the same rule any day now? if not, what's the point?
Jun 8, 2008, 2:12 pm
#12
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Long Island
Programs: SkyMiles, Dividend Miles, True Blue, Membership Rewards
Posts: 126
1) With NO activity (buy miles, partner purchase, transfer, whatever) you loose your miles after a rolling 18 months.
2) No matter what you must FLY at least once every 36 rolling months or you loose your miles.
What seems to escape the general public is that these are (were) supposed to be for frequent FLYERS not frequent credit card users, or lunch buyers, etc.
There are a lot of programs out there, AMEX membership Rewards, Citibank TY points, BOA world points, that allow you to accumulate points that can be turned into miles or travel without flying. I feel that consumers in general would be better served getting points that way. Once again, it's my opinion and we all know about those
Now I am well aware that FF programs generate income for the airlines and that selling miles that you make sure can't be used is good for the profit point but there reaches a point when you have to take a step back and wonder if the program is helping or hurting you.
-Dave
Jun 8, 2008, 8:46 pm
#13
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Long Island, NY
Programs: DL GM SkyClub; Starwood Gold, Hertz Gold, HILTON DIAMOND
Posts: 1,685
AT LEAST each CC Skymile earned isn't an MQM . . . could you imagine the flood of Medallions then??
Jun 8, 2008, 9:28 pm
#14
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Metro Detroit
Programs: DL Plat, NW Plat
Posts: 708
Yes Mr. Dave but the airlines have found a way to rip off, i mean make, a few extra dollars. Continental actually controls their inventory so well that they claim to make a decent profit on their FF award tickets. DL gave AMEX miles as part of their getting out of bankruptcy financing . . . AMEX gave them away . . .
AT LEAST each CC Skymile earned isn't an MQM . . . could you imagine the flood of Medallions then??
AT LEAST each CC Skymile earned isn't an MQM . . . could you imagine the flood of Medallions then??
Jun 8, 2008, 10:08 pm
#15
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Metro Detroit
Programs: DL Plat, NW Plat
Posts: 708
double post deleted
Last edited by jcherney; Jun 8, 2008 at 10:09 pm Reason: double post