If someone's got 400,000 miles due to expire and it's a choice between $4,000 and the possibility of losing them, the person might take the money. If he gets caught, he was going to lose the miles anyway.
Every frequent flyer program has a series of non-profit organizations that you can donate your miles to.
Instead of collecting trading cards and other memorabilia some have grown up and now air miles is the adults' collectable.
If US Airways survives, as that date gets closer, you can pay your $40 and put the miles back in your US Airways account, ... If they don't make it, you've got something you can use that far out. It might be better than having nothing at all.
The best use of your miles is international upgrades. Miles used in business class may have a value to 10 to 11 to 12 cents per mile versus one penny per mile when using them domestically.
The world of expired miles is starting to change for a lot of frequent flyers out there. If you're traditionally worried about miles expiring... you're probably going to welcome this news.