I just had a shocking discovery– my AAdvantage miles have been taken away from me. American Airlines pulled the rug out from under me when I wasn’t paying attention and expired them, since I haven’t flown American in the last 18 months.<\/p>\n
So the 23,500 miles I had so diligently hoarded in hopes of getting a first-class upgrade are gone.<\/p>\n
Well, sort of.<\/p>\n
You see, if I’m willing to fork over the tiny little sum of approximately $290 (of which $30 goes to Uncle Sam), American Airlines promises to give me back my miles.<\/p>\n
But I’m not sure if I’m going to fork over the money.<\/p>\n
Even if I pay the fee,\u00c2\u00a0 if I let my account go inactive for another 18 months, they’ll take my beloved miles away again for good this time, because American is discontinuing this deal on December 31, 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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