| Gardyloo |
Mar 3rd, 2020 01:10 PM |
One word. Don't.
A few years ago somebody managed to hack my American Airlines frequent flyer account and stole 350,000 miles, which they then sold to Skylux who used them to obtain several first- and business-class tickets which they then sold to unwary customers. This "mileage brokering" is not illegal (the theft was, Skylux's use of the stolen miles wasn't) but the practice is strictly against the rules of every airline mileage program there is.
The people that had paid Skylux thousands of dollars had their tickets canceled; in one case the purchaser discovered his/her loss when checking in for their first class Hong Kong - New York flight on Cathay Pacific. I have no idea if the unhappy travelers got any refunds from Skylux, but they certainly didn't get the "bargain" air travel they thought they were buying. Of course they were all disappointed, but perhaps they had ignored the old line about something seeming too good to be true...
The airlines are cracking down on mileage brokers big time, and people who sell their miles to these outfits risk having their frequent flyer accounts canceled and any remaining miles in them confiscated. As a purchaser, you might luck out and have no problems. Do you feel lucky?
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