Air Canada Altitude 2016 program for 2017 status
Jul 14, 2016, 10:44 am
#1441
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*Gold), DL, CZ
Posts: 1,252
I was going to be a few hundred dollars short (and several hundred AQMs), so I simply booked a short AQD run to cross my final AQM and AQD threshold.
Perhaps you can fly something on a long weekend or during the winter holidays?
Perhaps you can fly something on a long weekend or during the winter holidays?
Jul 14, 2016, 2:18 pm
#1442
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE MM, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton G,Nexus, Amex MR Plat,IHG Plat
Posts: 4,422
Hi All,
Just wondering if I could get some guidance on a dilemma I will be facing at the end of the year in requalifying for my 50K status for 2017 (have been 50K or equivalent since 2010).
I cannot remember exactly when AC made the announcement that, rather than the minimum miles on AC metal, they were using AQD, but I do know it happened before my company booked my YYZ-TPE-HK flight last January on BR (the flight was booked in July 2015 as they had a fare sale in PY).
Normally, I fly twice per year to HK (using the YYZ-YVR-HKG routing), once to FRA, and then LAS. I've always hit my overall qualifying miles, as well as the minimum AC-metal requirement mileage.
However, this year with the change in requirement to AQD, it looks like I'm going to come up about $800 short of the $6K required. If AC were still using the old model of AC metal mileage requirement, I'd have still requalified, since I'll fly about 30K on AC Metal this year (and about 52K total)
Does anyone have any knowledge of how strict AC is going to be on this requirement? Like I said, had I known about the switch to AQD for this year before booking my January 2016 flight, I would have booked AC to make sure. I'm not sure if there's someone I can call at AC Altitude to plead my case.
My company is being stricter this year about how much they're willing to pay for flights, so there's no way I can convince my boss to allow me to book a Latitude fare to make up the difference when I book my upcoming flight to HKG in September.
Any info and/or guidance is greatly appreciated as always from this intrepid group.
Best,
Cale
Just wondering if I could get some guidance on a dilemma I will be facing at the end of the year in requalifying for my 50K status for 2017 (have been 50K or equivalent since 2010).
I cannot remember exactly when AC made the announcement that, rather than the minimum miles on AC metal, they were using AQD, but I do know it happened before my company booked my YYZ-TPE-HK flight last January on BR (the flight was booked in July 2015 as they had a fare sale in PY).
Normally, I fly twice per year to HK (using the YYZ-YVR-HKG routing), once to FRA, and then LAS. I've always hit my overall qualifying miles, as well as the minimum AC-metal requirement mileage.
However, this year with the change in requirement to AQD, it looks like I'm going to come up about $800 short of the $6K required. If AC were still using the old model of AC metal mileage requirement, I'd have still requalified, since I'll fly about 30K on AC Metal this year (and about 52K total)
Does anyone have any knowledge of how strict AC is going to be on this requirement? Like I said, had I known about the switch to AQD for this year before booking my January 2016 flight, I would have booked AC to make sure. I'm not sure if there's someone I can call at AC Altitude to plead my case.
My company is being stricter this year about how much they're willing to pay for flights, so there's no way I can convince my boss to allow me to book a Latitude fare to make up the difference when I book my upcoming flight to HKG in September.
Any info and/or guidance is greatly appreciated as always from this intrepid group.
Best,
Cale
Jul 14, 2016, 2:20 pm
#1443
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,324
Hi All,
Just wondering if I could get some guidance on a dilemma I will be facing at the end of the year in requalifying for my 50K status for 2017 (have been 50K or equivalent since 2010).
I cannot remember exactly when AC made the announcement that, rather than the minimum miles on AC metal, they were using AQD, but I do know it happened before my company booked my YYZ-TPE-HK flight last January on BR (the flight was booked in July 2015 as they had a fare sale in PY).
Normally, I fly twice per year to HK (using the YYZ-YVR-HKG routing), once to FRA, and then LAS. I've always hit my overall qualifying miles, as well as the minimum AC-metal requirement mileage.
However, this year with the change in requirement to AQD, it looks like I'm going to come up about $800 short of the $6K required. If AC were still using the old model of AC metal mileage requirement, I'd have still requalified, since I'll fly about 30K on AC Metal this year (and about 52K total)
Does anyone have any knowledge of how strict AC is going to be on this requirement? Like I said, had I known about the switch to AQD for this year before booking my January 2016 flight, I would have booked AC to make sure. I'm not sure if there's someone I can call at AC Altitude to plead my case.
My company is being stricter this year about how much they're willing to pay for flights, so there's no way I can convince my boss to allow me to book a Latitude fare to make up the difference when I book my upcoming flight to HKG in September.
Any info and/or guidance is greatly appreciated as always from this intrepid group.
Best,
Cale
Just wondering if I could get some guidance on a dilemma I will be facing at the end of the year in requalifying for my 50K status for 2017 (have been 50K or equivalent since 2010).
I cannot remember exactly when AC made the announcement that, rather than the minimum miles on AC metal, they were using AQD, but I do know it happened before my company booked my YYZ-TPE-HK flight last January on BR (the flight was booked in July 2015 as they had a fare sale in PY).
Normally, I fly twice per year to HK (using the YYZ-YVR-HKG routing), once to FRA, and then LAS. I've always hit my overall qualifying miles, as well as the minimum AC-metal requirement mileage.
However, this year with the change in requirement to AQD, it looks like I'm going to come up about $800 short of the $6K required. If AC were still using the old model of AC metal mileage requirement, I'd have still requalified, since I'll fly about 30K on AC Metal this year (and about 52K total)
Does anyone have any knowledge of how strict AC is going to be on this requirement? Like I said, had I known about the switch to AQD for this year before booking my January 2016 flight, I would have booked AC to make sure. I'm not sure if there's someone I can call at AC Altitude to plead my case.
My company is being stricter this year about how much they're willing to pay for flights, so there's no way I can convince my boss to allow me to book a Latitude fare to make up the difference when I book my upcoming flight to HKG in September.
Any info and/or guidance is greatly appreciated as always from this intrepid group.
Best,
Cale
http://www.aircanada.com/aco/flights...081507&CABIN=B
The Rapidair routes are GREAT for AQD runs, because you can pick fare classes that add up to exactly what you need.
Jul 14, 2016, 3:31 pm
#1445
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE MM, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton G,Nexus, Amex MR Plat,IHG Plat
Posts: 4,422
Jul 18, 2016, 1:23 am
#1447
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, MNL, WAW
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Lifetime Plat, (now an AC nobody)
Posts: 1,978
Jul 28, 2016, 11:29 am
#1449
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Bowmanville, ON
Programs: E50K, Hyatt Platinum, NEXUS/GE, Amex Platinum, CX Gold (till July 2015), Mlife Gold
Posts: 58
Understanding my AQD situation correctly
Hi All,
Just so I understand correctly (have sifted through a few threads on the subject) the situation with requalifying for 2017, I'm hoping folks can confirm/correct my understanding of my AQD status:
Current Status: E50K
AQD required to re-qualify: $6K
Current AQD spent: $2313
I've booked two flights for the remainder of the year that I think just pushes me over the threshold:
September 14-24: YYZ-YVR-HKG-YVR-YYZ (Z class going, PE lowest coming home): The total of my Air Transportation Charge is $3057
December 10-12: YYZ-LAS-YYZ (Tango going, Flex coming home): Total of my Air Transportation Charge is $635.
Based on the above, my total AQD would come to $6005, so theoretically I just squeeze in by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin
The only thing i need to make sure about is that the "Air Transportation Charge" that I see on my invoice is the portion that goes towards my AQD, correct?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Best,
Cale
Just so I understand correctly (have sifted through a few threads on the subject) the situation with requalifying for 2017, I'm hoping folks can confirm/correct my understanding of my AQD status:
Current Status: E50K
AQD required to re-qualify: $6K
Current AQD spent: $2313
I've booked two flights for the remainder of the year that I think just pushes me over the threshold:
September 14-24: YYZ-YVR-HKG-YVR-YYZ (Z class going, PE lowest coming home): The total of my Air Transportation Charge is $3057
December 10-12: YYZ-LAS-YYZ (Tango going, Flex coming home): Total of my Air Transportation Charge is $635.
Based on the above, my total AQD would come to $6005, so theoretically I just squeeze in by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin
The only thing i need to make sure about is that the "Air Transportation Charge" that I see on my invoice is the portion that goes towards my AQD, correct?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Best,
Cale
Jul 28, 2016, 6:32 pm
#1451
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: YYZ
Programs: Recovering long-time AC SE100K (currently E50K), Accor Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 1,033
Yes, in my experience, AQD ends up being the total of the amount listed on the AC invoice under "Air Transportation Charge," which is base fare plus any AC-imposed surcharge (if applicable). The portion listed under "Taxes, Fees, and Charges" does not count toward AQD.
Jul 30, 2016, 12:47 pm
#1454
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
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Posts: 44,324
Jul 30, 2016, 1:09 pm
#1455
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SE, FOTSG Platinum
Posts: 5,726