Emirates relaxes policy for Skywards miles

Emirates airline on Thursday announced that Skywards Miles due to expire soon will be automatically extended until the end of 2020. Emirates also announced that Skywards Silver, Gold and Platinum members with a tier review date prior to March 1, 2021 will retain their current status with only 80% of the usual travel requirements. This means Silver members now need to accumulate only 20,000 tier Miles, Gold members 40,000 and Platinum 120,000 to retain their status. Nejib Ben Khedher, divisional senior VP for Emirates Skywards said: "Emirates Skywards is closely monitoring the situation unfolding worldwide – and we're with our members every step of the way. We understand our members may be anxious about retaining their status or about the validity of their Miles, and we have relaxed our policies to reassure them during this global crisis – they now have one less thing to worry about. The changes and details of these relaxed policies may not immediately reflect in our members' 'My Account' section of emirates.com, and we ask for their understanding and patience during these unprecedented times for all airlines."<br/>