Yesterday it was announced that the Mesa card was shutting down effective immediately.The only redemption option available is cashing out for statement credit at 0.6¢ per point.Reader Jay found a way to get transfers to travel partners to work.
- Uninstall the app
- Reinstall the app
- (most importantly) Cut off internet to your phone by turning off wifi and data and putting it into airplane mode
- Start the app–it will try to update automatically, but of course it fails due to no internet
- After failing it should still go to the login screen.After sitting on this screen for several seconds, you can safely turn on your internet again
- Log in normally; you should now be able to access all redemption options in the “Rewards” tab.
Only some transfers are instant, the following should be instant:
Our Verdict
It seems like you might need to try this method multiple times to get it work according to some readers experiences.
I suspect there is a relatively high chance that these transfers actually get reversed at some point, especially if Mesa is unable to pay travel partners for the transfers and depending on how many miles etc have been prebrought.