Summary American Airlines is enforcing account closures for inactive members after years of inactivity. AAdvantage members can keep accounts active by traveling, booking flights, using credit cards, or staying in partner hotels. Members are encouraged to take action before September 25 to avoid account closure.
Inactive American Airlines AAdvantage program members may have received an email this week advising them that, given their lack of activity in the program, their account may be destined for permanent closure. The program's terms and conditions outline that inactivity permits account closure, but it has not been enforced for some time; it is more common to see points expire than your account be destined for closure. Fort Worth-based American Airlines' actions this year are due to a back-of-house cleaning and a purge of the 115 million AAdvantage members who have been dormant for many years and have not accrued miles through any source.
A Loyalty Lobby report even alluded to the fact that some members are inactive in accruing points as they could be deceased. Sign up now On the contrary, both members and the airline need to acknowledge that American Airlines encourages you to sign up for AAdvantage at every opportunity, which includes: During the booking stage At check-in On board In the airline lounge Opening an airline credit card Terms and conditions Closure of accounts is a new enforcement strategy from the oneworld carrier that will follow through to the terms and c.