The door is open - will Westjet jump at the chance
Oct 26, 2014, 12:21 pm
#17
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Back in YYZ after 3 years of expat life in LHR
Programs: AC SE100K
Posts: 924
In 2014 I will have gone from zero status on AC to SE100K - all on segments. Of the 95+ segments, at least 80 have been domestic.
My travel will change slightly next year, with 6 TATL flights in Q1. With 93 eups on the table expiring Feb 2015 ... do I do those flights on AC and hope for the upgrade? Or do I move to BA and upgrade on Avios.
If Westjet joins an alliance with AA or BA I'm in.
No more negotiating, cajoling, explaining or otherwise convincing my employer why I need to fly AC rather than Westjet.
Oct 26, 2014, 1:29 pm
#18
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*G) WS Gold | SPG/Fairmont Plat Hilton/Hyatt Diamond Marriott Silver | National Exec Elite
Posts: 19,284
+1
In 2014 I will have gone from zero status on AC to SE100K - all on segments. Of the 95+ segments, at least 80 have been domestic.
My travel will change slightly next year, with 6 TATL flights in Q1. With 93 eups on the table expiring Feb 2015 ... do I do those flights on AC and hope for the upgrade? Or do I move to BA and upgrade on Avios.
If Westjet joins an alliance with AA or BA I'm in.
No more negotiating, cajoling, explaining or otherwise convincing my employer why I need to fly AC rather than Westjet.
In 2014 I will have gone from zero status on AC to SE100K - all on segments. Of the 95+ segments, at least 80 have been domestic.
My travel will change slightly next year, with 6 TATL flights in Q1. With 93 eups on the table expiring Feb 2015 ... do I do those flights on AC and hope for the upgrade? Or do I move to BA and upgrade on Avios.
If Westjet joins an alliance with AA or BA I'm in.
No more negotiating, cajoling, explaining or otherwise convincing my employer why I need to fly AC rather than Westjet.
Oct 26, 2014, 4:15 pm
#22
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
Programs: Altitude E50K, WS Gold (status match)
Posts: 1,211
Oct 26, 2014, 4:16 pm
#23
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
Programs: Altitude E50K, WS Gold (status match)
Posts: 1,211
Yes, they do check in to this board every now and again and are quite helpful and respond to FT posters. They are simply called WestJet, I believe.
Oct 26, 2014, 4:20 pm
#24
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
Programs: Altitude E50K, WS Gold (status match)
Posts: 1,211
Oct 26, 2014, 4:21 pm
#25
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: IAH
Programs: AC SE100K, AA Platinum, SPG Platinum, National Emerald Elite
Posts: 166
Did not find out much new information, besides that they have no such thing as a status match. Oh well, won't take long to spend my way up to WJ Gold.
Oct 26, 2014, 4:23 pm
#26
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
Programs: Altitude E50K, WS Gold (status match)
Posts: 1,211
Hmmmm. I don't think I would leave that many eups expire. Heartbreaking. I would run 'em out on AC and hope for an upgrade. In most cases, as an SE you will get the upgrade.
Oct 26, 2014, 5:12 pm
#27
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*G) WS Gold | SPG/Fairmont Plat Hilton/Hyatt Diamond Marriott Silver | National Exec Elite
Posts: 19,284
Burn the eups. once you hit 50K, or 100K (which i'll never hit), spend with WJ, then get status on both. Anyone else have a better idea as i'd really like to hear it. Thanks in advance!
Oct 26, 2014, 5:13 pm
#28
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Oct 26, 2014, 6:10 pm
#29
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: YVR
Programs: AC S100K
Posts: 978
If there's one thing WestJet could do to my liking it would be to block the middle seat next to FF on any undersold flights.
The lack of a J cabin is, obviously, a weakness of WestJet's program. But the hope of a little extra shoulder room would make a real difference.
Regardless, WestJets goona get at least a few flights from me this year.
I'm actually looking forward to it.
The lack of a J cabin is, obviously, a weakness of WestJet's program. But the hope of a little extra shoulder room would make a real difference.
Regardless, WestJets goona get at least a few flights from me this year.
I'm actually looking forward to it.
Oct 26, 2014, 7:31 pm
#30
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If there's one thing WestJet could do to my liking it would be to block the middle seat next to FF on any undersold flights.
The lack of a J cabin is, obviously, a weakness of WestJet's program. But the hope of a little extra shoulder room would make a real difference.
Regardless, WestJets goona get at least a few flights from me this year.
I'm actually looking forward to it.
The lack of a J cabin is, obviously, a weakness of WestJet's program. But the hope of a little extra shoulder room would make a real difference.
Regardless, WestJets goona get at least a few flights from me this year.
I'm actually looking forward to it.