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Do Frequent Flier Miles Expire At Death

flybynight From Norway, joined Jul 2003, 992 posts, RR: 3
Posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2787 times:

My father had a substantial amount of miles with United Airlines. I am wondering if these miles are still good after he saddly passed in September.

Thanks,

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AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18805 posts, RR: 64
Reply 1, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2741 times:

Sorry for your loss.

A close friend passed away a number of years ago and "willed" me his substantial FF balance (not UA though), by simply leaving me his PIN number and a pre-signed, undated letter for me to send to the airline changing his address to mine so that statements wouldn't be returned in the mail.

Since I couldn't add to the balance, the miles all had to be used up within the 3 year expiration period. The airline even allowed me to use my own credit card to pay for fees/taxes on the tickets as the traveler.

If you have a way to sign into your dad's UA account, I don't see why something similar couldn't be done.

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DLPMMM From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 3529 posts, RR: 9
Reply 2, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2737 times:

I know that Delta will transfer miles to a deceased's relative in some circumstances.

FlyASAGuy2005 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6506 posts, RR: 11
Reply 3, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2533 times:

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Quoting DLPMMM (Reply 2):
I know that Delta will transfer miles to a deceased's relative in some circumstances.

My grandfather's miles, rest his soul, was transfered to my grandmother upon his death. He was a Flying Colonel.

[Edited 2010-11-26 17:52:29]

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flyabr From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 596 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2533 times:

NWA transferred my deceased mother's miles to my father upon request back in the early part of this decade.

BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14315 posts, RR: 26
Reply 5, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2463 times:

Quoting DLPMMM (Reply 2):

I know that Delta will transfer miles to a deceased's relative in some circumstances.

How would that work considering that funeral directors get their own miles?

Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?

planeguy727 From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1066 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2449 times:

DL would have transferred the miles in my grandmothers account when she died, but the paperwork they wanted was more than it would have been worth. I had the passwords for her accounts so I used the miles to have magazines sent to family members and donated a bunch to charities.

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isitsafenow From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 4984 posts, RR: 26
Reply 7, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 2426 times:

NW wouldn't transfer my mothers or dads. I even offered to fax a death cert. Nope.......no deal.
Moms had enough for a free bee in someone elses name(legal with NW) but dad only had 12000.
NW(on three occasions with three different agents on the phone)said the only thing I could do was donate to
one of their causes.
So I split dads miles between a couple of charities.
safe

[Edited 2010-11-26 20:35:27]

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dl767captain From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 2539 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 2415 times:

My grandpas and my moms were transferred to me last year. Both Delta

SA7700 From South Africa, joined Dec 2003, 2916 posts, RR: 20
Reply 9, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 2387 times:

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When my sister passed away, South African Airways Voyager offered us two options: Either to use the mileage ourselves or to donate it to a charity. In the end we donated the miles to the "Reach for a Dream Foundation". Mileage can also be bequeathed in a last Will and Testament.

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readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 3
Reply 10, posted (2 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2224 times:

I asked this question a while back to a BA rep and they said that the mileage goes with the passenger.

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