American Airlines To Pause Miles Expiration Until 2021

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• I'm not traveling any time soon as someone high risk. Not sure what I'll do come December to extend 80,000 miles since Points Wallet is currently out and don't have an AA credit card. There are 3 unappealing Rewards Network dining options, guess that's the last resort.

  • I used e-rewards. You can redeem some of their currency for 500 miles that bump expiration by 18 months.

• It really is kinda of stupid, the vast majority of non-churners and non-road warriors - fly maybe 1-2x a year and collect a pittance amount of miles and unless they credited a prem cabin on Intl RT- other the occasional CC signup bonus - the liability of the miles on AAs books is probably a drop in the bucket.

  I think that AS it the only other major US carrier that still has miles that expire.

  • Ok first, that's really pathetic for someone to not be able to maintain points activity on their account within 18-24 months but at the same time care enough about it as if their 2,000 points per year matters enough. By the time they accumulate enough to have a proper flight at today's rate in maybe 2 decades or 3, it won't even be enough anymore. It's a loyalty *bonus* program. Not a cashback program.

    • Did you forget that some of us live in countries outside the AA U.S. redemption range? Not everyone wants to (or can in the foreseeable future) return back to their home country from another nation where they reside which AA flights are often not even easily redeemable on partner airlines (don't forget Covid country entry restrictions right now; I can't even pass through 130+ countries at the moment). Think outside of your rectangular circle. Mine and my entire family's expired July 5th. I tried my best to get a good deal on hotels where we reside, but better to pay by Hotels.com cash rate. Also, it's not so easy to order some $10 trinkets on AA.com's shopping portal when you have nobody to send it to in the U.S. in order to extend your expiration date. Open your eyes a little wider.

      • Then here’s a crazy idea: use another program. *eyeroll*. Yes because I’m going to go sign up for Aegean and then complain about it being hard to use since I don’t live in Greece. If you’re not a resident here but trying to take advantage of US programs (don’t even try to say otherwise), then stop whining how it’s not tailored to your needs. Ridiculous. I’m going to say this only once more: this is a loyalty program, and the points are just a bonus. Use it, earn it, or lose it.

        • Hey, did I mention that I was not in fact a U.S. citizen with 11 years of residual miles leftover? *eyeroll* back to you. Thanks for your helpful 'here's [a self-presumptive] crazy idea' Mr. Thinkbox. I'm loyal to all 3 carriers depending on which 19-hour flight is most convenient. Wake up and realize that just because it fits you doens't mean it fits everyone with a SSN.

        • Hey did I say anything about whether your a citizen or not? No. I said if you’re not a resident, which you clearly no longer are, then there’s nothing for you to cry about. Read better. And move to another program. Even worse that you’re a citizen actually, since all you’d have to do is to open an AA credit card. Smfh

        • I'm a dual resident, and a citizen. However, most people would 'clearly' understand that a citizen can also still hold residency of their former country. Think better next time Frank. Done with AA credit cards anyhow. Your last sentence makes no logic whatsoever.

        • Tf are you saying "dual resident"? If you actually lived for half the year in the US, this isn't even a problem?? Like if you can't maintain activity within 2 years Mr. "dual resident", then move on and stop whining like a kid.

        • Can you stop? You seem to be getting tax residency confused with state residency. It's beyond your mind-scope. People like you that want to have 'The' last word which I surely don't miss since leaving, & cry reverse BS claims in order to not only create an arguement but also twist the initial point. Most people reading your comments would have no idea what you intend to say or infer by your questions and off-topic unrelated comments. Don't put your "stop whining' self-narrative into my mouth. You completely lost the point of my initial statement. Case point restated to dummies like you: it's a case by case situation, and not everyone lives in America and is able to utilize the reward redemptions easily, especially when one must rely on partner airlines for such redemptions while overseas. Your initial post was not only arrogant and narrow-minded, but also exemplifies your misunderstanding of the breadth of customers who utilize those points worldwide in regards to their specific circumstances.

        • In summary, blah circumstances blah things don't work the way I want them too blah dId yOu fOrGEt sOMeOf uS lIvEs oUtSidE uS. Don't care; take it or leave it, next. No one's talking about tax residency here. If you don't want to pay taxes, then renounce your citizenship, idk why you feel like you have to bring up taxes like that means you still physically live here. Talking about going off topic and being irrelevant.

        • Your lost! You began talking about living there half a year. That infers nothing related to the topic and only points to tax residency. As mentioned, you seem to be the typical 'must get the last word' type and insert your own limited thinking and text onto others as conjecture. I'll just let the readers be the judge & jury. Peace Out!

        • Because you claimed to be a "dual" resident, as if it's some valid excuse as to why you feel entitled to keep those points? Do you not knowing what those words mean or are you making stuff up? You're the typical r/iamverysmart type, trying to leverage your "dual residency" to throw yourself a pity party about your expiring award miles that you can't use because you--duh--don't actually reside in the US.
          I had told you if you're that salty about it, open an AAdvantage CC to keep the points active, but Ok Karen.

        • I told myself I wouldn't respond but I need to make this personally clear to you. I think you don't understand. And, have also misaligned the word "dual" as something higher than thou which is clearly your interpretation, yet unrelated to my original point. That was never my intention for you to misinterpret 'dual' as something other than '2'. You said "if you're not a resident......xyxy." You raised that point, not me. I am a resident clear and simple. I'm a resident also of a foreign country too. This has no relationship to the argument. I don't even know why you brought this assumption up. It has absolutely nothing to do with the main point. You say I'm salty, I say: I'm pointing out one size does not fit all. That's it. I feel entitled to nothing other than informing you of other possible circumstances where such redemptions are highly restricted. That's all plain and simple.

        • 2 Childs

        • get a room you 2

    • > but at the same time care enough about it as if their 2,000 points per year matters

      This is a direct result of airline marketing. They make the pitch so often to the casual-travelling public that these miles are super valuable, and you can redeem them for a free flight for only X miles!

• "Today American Airlines has announced that miles expiration will be paused through December 31, 2002"

  Really wish this was an AA typo but funny nonetheless