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YEG USER
Since I don't want to start a new thread, and this one is similar, I'll ask my question here...
My dad (no status) will be in Europe this summer for a vacation. I'm planning on meeting up with him for the last week of his trip. I'd like to use a pair of my SSWU to upgrade the 2 of us on the return from Dublin to Edmonton. Since DUB-YYZ is sold as all Y, I will not take that flight. My thoughts are that I could fly DUB-LHR-YEG or DUB-LHR-YYC/YVR/YYZ/YOW/YUL-YEG (I could even possibly route via FRA, etc.).
IME routing through CDG or FRA is substantially more expensive.
Recently I've been buying tickets from LHR and buying separate tickets from DUB-LHR. This has the downside of leaving me unprotected in case of volcano or other delays but gives me the option of picking Aer Lingus flights which are much more frequent than the BD flights and usually cheaper as well.
We're looking at coming back Aug 29 or 30. Seatcounter is showing R9 on almost all trans-atlantic flights for both dates; of course this will change as the travel date approaches. I'm curious to know if anyone might have some advice as to what routing/date might give the best chance of an upgrade at the 4-day window. Routing through YYZ offers many more J seats, however there are also many more status pax travelling YYZ-LHR. The LHR-YEG nonstop would likely offer less competition from other elites, however there is only 1 flight.
Any advice that could be given would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
No experience going to YEG. From my limited experience the flight to YUL often have more R space than the flights to YYZ though. Of the flights to YYZ the 8:30am flight seems to have more R space than the later ones, but there's no flight from DUB that can make that connection.