Did you know Lufthansa Miles & More offers a 25% miles discount for children?

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• Peter says:

  18 Sep18 September 07:25

  Adria Airways went bust around 2017ish

  • Jonathan says:

    18 Sep18 September 18:28

    30th September 2019

• Greenpen says:

  18 Sep18 September 07:28

  Worth remembering that LH has a harsh expiration rule for its miles, three years and they go unless you have status. I managed to get an F redemption from them but that was because the Diner’s card removed the rule. But without it every time I have to credit to Miles and More I fear losing them.

  • Jonathan says:

    18 Sep18 September 18:26

    It’s hard to understand why they’ve implemented this hard expiry policy, the amount of disgruntled people they’ve almost certainly had from Germany alone who’ve lost large balances from it, then decide that they’ve had enough of them because it, the numbers must be quite high.
    BA have had many people vowing never to fly with again following numerous controversial scandals over the last few or several years (not BAEC / other loyalty programs that can be earned via BA flights related), so airlines need to understand that loyalty programs have too be good to keep customers coming back, and not needlessly harsh like Miles & More, KrisFlyer, Skywards, etc.

    Does anyone know when this Miles & More (hard expiry) policy was implemented and their reasons behind it ?

    I remember only a few weeks ago, a reader incorrectly thought that by booking a cash ticket in any fare code would safeguard their points from expiry, until being told how unforgiving the policy is…

    • Rob says:

      18 Sep18 September 18:57

      Hard expiry was more common than a BA-style policy, although a lot of people have softened in recent years, eg Etihad. Air France KLM now has a weird hybrid policy which is even dafter – you lose all your miles from flights if you don’t take a cash flight every 12 months, and your miles from partners if you don’t earn from a partner every 24 (?) months.

      • Jonathan says:

        18 Sep18 September 19:12

        The Air France – KLM policy makes a bit more sense (than hard expiry), it’s a bit out of the ordinary, but it encourages people to use cash tickets and not just redemption tickets !

        Etihad’s point expiry policy was changed heavily when a former Avios boss went over to them, I’m almost certain

        Virgin used to have a BA style system, until scrapping expiry of points altogether, as well as making them useful for people who’d never book a plane ticket

        • Rob says:

          18 Sep18 September 19:19

          You are correct about Gavin’s involvement in this, yes.

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