American Airlines · After 24 months without activity
American Airlines AAdvantage
American Airlines' frequent-flyer programme.
- Checked October 10, 2026
At a glance
- Run by
- American Airlines
- Kind
- Airline programme
- Points expire
- After 24 months without activity
What keeps points alive
Miles expire after 24 months without qualifying activity (terms effective 1 March 2026). Redeeming, earning with American, its partners, hotels or cards, or buying, gifting or transferring miles resets it. Members under 21 are exempt.
Where this comes from
Read from the issuer's or programme's own page. Open it to check a fact before you rely on it.
Open the page (www.americanairlines.co.uk) (checked October 10, 2026)
These are statements from each programme's own terms on the day shown. Programmes change their rules, and promotional points often have shorter lives, so read the terms before you rely on a date.
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