Miles Expiration Date for USAirways - How do you tell?
Jan 14, 2013, 10:36 pm
#46
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO bay area
Programs: UA 1MM, AA EXP 1MM, Hyatt Plat, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,729
Someone else was complaining about this the other day in another thread. US sends out the monthly email statements and it's clearly stated in the statement when the date of last travel occurred and when the miles expire. Yes, it would be nice if it was also on the web site, but it's not as if they are hiding it since it's included in every e-statement.
Jan 15, 2013, 5:54 am
#47
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: AVL
Programs: AA EXP ; Cunard Plat
Posts: 4,211
Mar 15, 2013, 7:59 am
#48
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: Delta, American Airlines, United, US Airways
Posts: 7
If you're interested in all of your options for retaining miles, it looks like they may be available beyond 18 months of inactivity by signing up for their credit card, though that does come with a $49 annual fee:
from http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...tayactive.html
If you haven't used your Dividend Miles account in a while, no problem. Choose one of these easy and inexpensive ways to stay active:
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Account activity within the last 18 - 20 months
Log in to your account and pay a fee*
Earn miles with our partners (Dividend Miles StoreFront, car rentals and more)
Buy a ticket, fly on US and earn Dividend Miles**
Sign up for and use the US Airways MasterCard® card***
Account activity within the last 21 - 36 months
Log in to your account and pay a reactivation fee*
Buy a ticket, fly in First Class or Envoy on US and earn Dividend Miles**
Sign up for and use the US Airways MasterCard® card***
...
Account activity within the last 18 - 20 months
Log in to your account and pay a fee*
Earn miles with our partners (Dividend Miles StoreFront, car rentals and more)
Buy a ticket, fly on US and earn Dividend Miles**
Sign up for and use the US Airways MasterCard® card***
Account activity within the last 21 - 36 months
Log in to your account and pay a reactivation fee*
Buy a ticket, fly in First Class or Envoy on US and earn Dividend Miles**
Sign up for and use the US Airways MasterCard® card***
from http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...tayactive.html
Mar 15, 2013, 7:20 pm
#49
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: charlotte NC
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 573
Miles Expiration Date for USAirways - How do you tell?
As a data point, my partner's account hasn't had activity since November 2011. Got an email a couple weeks ago, offering to keep the account active for $9. He has more than 100 K miles. I didn't realize they would offer this, was going to share miles or some other activity. But for $9, I went for it.
Mar 16, 2013, 12:38 pm
#50
Join Date: Feb 2009
Programs: US CP, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,007
As a data point, my partner's account hasn't had activity since November 2011. Got an email a couple weeks ago, offering to keep the account active for $9. He has more than 100 K miles. I didn't realize they would offer this, was going to share miles or some other activity. But for $9, I went for it.
Mar 16, 2013, 12:53 pm
#51
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: charlotte NC
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 573
Miles Expiration Date for USAirways - How do you tell?
18 months. Showed up on your miles as activity.
Jan 9, 2014, 9:10 am
#52
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: US
Posts: 23
As smartphones become more capable more people are leaving laptops at home on short trips. Unfortunately, the USair mobile sight and mobile app do not provide the expiration date and the links it provides to the full site cause you to automatically be kicked back to the mobile site. Reported the glitch today. We'll see if USair fixes it. It should provide a link for full site access for mobile devices.
Jan 9, 2014, 9:16 am
#53
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: ALB
Programs: AA EXP, HHonors Diamond, Nexus
Posts: 432
As smartphones become more capable more people are leaving laptops at home on short trips. Unfortunately, the USair mobile sight and mobile app do not provide the expiration date and the links it provides to the full site cause you to automatically be kicked back to the mobile site. Reported the glitch today. We'll see if USair fixes it. It should provide a link for full site access for mobile devices.
Jul 2, 2014, 7:14 am
#54
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
You could register a credit card with Dividend Miles Dining, have one meal at a participating dining location and, voila, the clock resets on your expiration. Sometimes a participating restaurant will have a bottled-drink case, deli counter or bakery display. You wouldn't even have to "dine in" if you don't want.
You are now eligible to earn 2,000 bonus miles when you spend $30 or more on a single dine at a participating restaurant, bar or club in the next 30 days. You must also complete your post–dine review within 30 days of your dine. You can earn this bonus one time, for a total of 2,000 bonus miles.