Attention US Airways fliers who have not used their frequent flier accounts the past few years: you may be in danger of losing them unless you act in the next two weeks.
The airline said Monday it's planning to erase the frequent-flier accounts of customers who have had zero activity in at least three years, as part of its merger with America West. Charlotte's dominant carrier wouldn't say how many people could be affected, only that most are people with small mileage balances.
The airline has been sending warning letters to Dividend Miles account holders in danger of having their miles expire. It warns them to post some kind of activity by Feb. 15 or risk losing all their miles.
Joel Thompson, a Charlotte executive, got such a letter from US Airways. At risk: 200,000 miles, or enough for four coach seats to Paris. "The old saying `Out of sight, out of mind' goes for this!" Thompson said in an e-mail.
Fliers have a few options to preserve their miles, outside of booking a flight on US Airways and traveling before Feb. 15.
LINK: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/liv...rlotte_business
The airline said Monday it's planning to erase the frequent-flier accounts of customers who have had zero activity in at least three years, as part of its merger with America West. Charlotte's dominant carrier wouldn't say how many people could be affected, only that most are people with small mileage balances.
The airline has been sending warning letters to Dividend Miles account holders in danger of having their miles expire. It warns them to post some kind of activity by Feb. 15 or risk losing all their miles.
Joel Thompson, a Charlotte executive, got such a letter from US Airways. At risk: 200,000 miles, or enough for four coach seats to Paris. "The old saying `Out of sight, out of mind' goes for this!" Thompson said in an e-mail.
Fliers have a few options to preserve their miles, outside of booking a flight on US Airways and traveling before Feb. 15.
LINK: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/liv...rlotte_business