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2 month old retroactive AR miles

I'm not a member of any ST program but it turns out I'll be using China Eastern and probably other members too soon so I decided to sign up. I flew Rio - Buenos Aires - Sydney with Aerolineas Argentinas so that should be a good amount of miles to start with but what airlines will take them 2 months retroactively? Delta's policy says 30 days, alitalia's website is a mess, and AR doesn't accept any miles before you signed up.

Flying Blue allows new members to claim miles for flights up to 3 months previously:

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Originally Posted by General Terms and Conditions of the Flying Blue Programme

1.3.4 Qualifying Flights taken or used no more than 3 months prior to the signing date of the application form qualify for earning Level and/or Award Miles and should be claimed retroactively as per the retroclaim rules defined in 1.4.6.

However, you would need to check the earning rates for the booking class of your AR flights, and for the booking class(es) you expect to use on China Eastern, as cheaper fares may earn fewer (or no) miles.

I don't know the details of other ST FFPs, and hence I can't advise whether other programmes might be better suited for you.