Originally Posted by
Tedgrrrr
Actually, also, I distinctly remember, trumping four other SEs for the last YYZ-YQR seat, last year, and I was only flying on a tango plus ticket, and had very year to date miles at the time (and the year before I barely qualified for SE). Unfortunately I don't know what fare class their tickets were, but I'm guessing the winning factor is that I had just flown in from LAX, and that obviously got me the seat. Although this this part is pure speculation, they were all wearing suits and travelling for work, and so I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of them had a flight pass (i.e. M class).
In one of my telephone conversations with an AC executive who was assigned to seek out my opinion on the new upgrade changes, I was told that the major reason for the upgrade request being made at T - exactly time of departure at the window was to ensure that connecting flyers do not have an advantage over others. In the previous incarnation when you could request an upgrade at midnight of departure window, a YYZ pax would trump a YVR pax for AC33 upgrade. He said that the new system evened the playing field for both paxs. He repeated the "policy" in a letter to me concerning difficulties with timing I encountered booking a return flight from PPT through SYD and YVR. I still have the letter but I don't think I should upload it in this forum without his permission.