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Old Jun 15, 2013 | 7:08 pm
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cooleddie
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Originally Posted by Symmetre
This is a fair system. If someone flies 100k a year (or moreso, 95+ segments) they deserve all the breaks they can get.
- Haha agreed with you on that one. I got E50K through 56 segments through CRJs and related cousins - hated it. I cant imagine doing 95 segments to get E100K.

Originally Posted by Symmetre
Not sure about YUL-FRA ....... on the YYZ-FRA flights I've done, it was usually a case of 10 SEs fighting it out for 2 or maybe 3 available seats. Of course, your mileage will vary.

My flight plan is as follows: YTZ - YUL - FRA - FCO. Then return is VCE - FRA - YUL - YTZ.

This is a personal vacation trip and I purposely routed myself through Montreal/YUL for the following reasons

1. To avoid the FRA rush of superelites at YYZ (I've seen those before - been on that YYZ-FRA flight :P). Hopefully less business superelites flying between YUL to FRA

2. Flying out of YTZ and connecting via YUL was actually $150 cheaper than flying direct out of YYZ (thank goodness for ITA Matrix!). The direct to FCO was even worse.

3. Benefits of saving the $55 cab fare to Pearson airport for a personal trip is also good (I live downtown TO) - and avoiding evening traffic rush on the gardiner. I could literally bike to Billy Bishop airport and take the flight out from there if I knew how to dangle my carry on roller behind me on my bike! However, I'll settle for a $3 TTC fare.

4. Arrive at Billy Bishop airport 30 min before the flight and I would still be good!
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