Originally Posted by
Cana2013
How AC actually inforce this is still unclear. For free bags, it is very easy for the agent to verify if your ticket is an award ticket, but for boarding, I am not sure.
The BP says something like "Flex", "Flight Pass Flex", "Economy Aeroplan" (or something like that), so it can be done.
But I think they're going to implement group numbers. It's the only way to make this feasible for the agent.