Status miles with Lacsa?
Aug 7, 2012, 6:13 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Status miles with Lacsa?
I'm looking at an itinerary that includes a Lacsa 620 flight from San Salvador to YYZ. I understand Lacsa is a subsidiary of Taca, which is a new member of *A. I'm wondering if anyone can confirm whether Lacsa flights will earn full status miles for Aeroplan? The flight I have is in H class which is showing up as 100% in the Avianca-Taca partner page on aeroplan. Wondering if the same applies to Lacsa operated flights?
Aug 7, 2012, 6:33 pm
#2
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Indeed, you will be eligible to earn Aeroplan Miles and Status Miles on flights operated by LACSA if you purchase an eligible fare as outlined on aeroplan.com.
We'll see if we can have this page updated to be more explicit about the family of carriers that operates under the Avianca-TACA banner. The Avianca-TACA family of carriers includes Avianca, TACA, LACSA, Aviateca, TACA Peru and TACA Regional.
We'll see if we can have this page updated to be more explicit about the family of carriers that operates under the Avianca-TACA banner. The Avianca-TACA family of carriers includes Avianca, TACA, LACSA, Aviateca, TACA Peru and TACA Regional.
Sep 1, 2014, 2:14 pm
#4
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Not to revive a dead topic, but I'm getting some pushback on this...
Flew AV369 (T class) boarding pass and flight is AV, non-codeshare, SAL-MDE Aug 18...after calling in she's saying that because it's operated by LACSA, that it might not be creditable. I'm only gonna get like 500 miles, but I flew, it's worth a segment and worth the 500 miles, plus if I get them soon enough that'll put me over 60,000 which'll get me more eUPs.
Anyone know what the status of this is post Avianca merger?
Flew AV369 (T class) boarding pass and flight is AV, non-codeshare, SAL-MDE Aug 18...after calling in she's saying that because it's operated by LACSA, that it might not be creditable. I'm only gonna get like 500 miles, but I flew, it's worth a segment and worth the 500 miles, plus if I get them soon enough that'll put me over 60,000 which'll get me more eUPs.
Anyone know what the status of this is post Avianca merger?
Sep 1, 2014, 7:56 pm
#5
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Sounds like you encountered a stupid agent or Aeroplan needs to update their systems. There is no more TACA or Lacsa, it's all Avianca now. The fleet is mixed, but all flights are sold under the AV code.
Sep 2, 2014, 7:56 am
#6
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EXACTLY! That's what I thought, now on flightstats it does say "operated by LACSA on behalf of Avianca".
I see no reason why I shouldn't get credited for this, it's really few miles and based on other trips I've got coming up I no longer need that 1 segment, but last year I hit 50 segs on the dot so I want what's owed to me
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That said when I did the mileage request online, there was some problem when I put in my info, so then I left everything the same and changed the airline code to Taca, which then worked. So I guess we'll see what happens, she did say afterwards on the phone she thinks I should get credit, but she was only basing that on the fact that the computer accepted my request, not that she found some other info to contradict what she had told me prior.
I see no reason why I shouldn't get credited for this, it's really few miles and based on other trips I've got coming up I no longer need that 1 segment, but last year I hit 50 segs on the dot so I want what's owed to me
.That said when I did the mileage request online, there was some problem when I put in my info, so then I left everything the same and changed the airline code to Taca, which then worked. So I guess we'll see what happens, she did say afterwards on the phone she thinks I should get credit, but she was only basing that on the fact that the computer accepted my request, not that she found some other info to contradict what she had told me prior.