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Do transferred points keep the original program's expiration and redemption rules?

There is no verified yes-or-no answer in the cited material. It does not state that transferred points retain the original program’s expiration date or redemption rules, nor does it state that those rules are discarded. Either assumption would go beyond the available evidence.

What the cited pages establish

One page describes a conversion route into a frequent-flyer points account. It says the member must belong to both the everyday-rewards program and the frequent-flyer program and must have chosen that conversion option. This establishes eligibility for the route, but no expiration or redemption treatment is provided for transferred points.

Another page says the flight-reward category covered there is subject to capacity controls: availability is limited, and some flights may have none. This is a redemption availability condition for that category. It does not establish that the same condition applies to transferred points or that another program’s redemption terms survive a transfer.

How to check the applicable terms

A reader should compare the official rules of the program sending the points with those of the program receiving them. The key questions are:

  • Expiration: Does either program expressly state when transferred points expire or whether the original expiry date carries over?
  • Redemption: Which program’s eligible rewards and redemption conditions apply after the transfer?
  • Availability: Does the receiving program impose capacity controls or other limits on the relevant flight rewards?
  • Fees and deadlines: Does either program specify a transfer-related fee or cutoff?

Expiration and redemption should be checked separately. A rule about one does not, by itself, answer the other.

What remains unconfirmed

The available material does not establish that an original expiration date survives, that the original redemption rules remain in force, or that flight-reward capacity controls are identical for transferred points. No transfer-specific fee or deadline is stated either.

Transferred points should therefore not be treated as automatically keeping the original program’s rules. The applicable terms must be confirmed before treating those points as expired or attempting to redeem them.

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