Originally Posted by
superangrypenguin
Sean - I was reading through your posts and you hold a very high moral ground (aka not doing what we suggested). But I have to ask (just curious), when you exercise this SE benefit, you bump another passenger. Isn't it better to block a seat rather than have a passenger book the flight thinking they can get there and then you bump em? Just saying
Well thank you, but I might ruin your perception with this response
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For me it's about doing or not doing what AC would allow / be angry about. Booking multiple tickets and cancelling, or other suggestions above would not be within fair use and AC could rightfully deny, cancel, or threaten to cancel them if they found out.
This is where I will lose some ground. I don't mind using the SE benefit to book on a full flight because it's an official published benefit I am allowed as an SE. I'm not bending any rules or policies, not asking for special treatment, just exercising a benefit that AC has decided to give me based on my travel with them.
Now yes, they give this benefit based on the idea that some people will not make the flight and it won't impact them etc. They know it's a calculated risk and they've determined that most the time it will pay off. I would actually hope that this is the case as I don't wish to see anyone denied boarding.
Originally Posted by
jjclancy
You're willing to pay the $1884 Y fare on YVR-YWG (assuming your profile is where you're coming from) and you're worried about change fees?!?
Yes. I don't mind paying for something and receiving something, I am ok with that! But I hate wasting money for no reason, even if it's just a change fee. If you dropped a change fee on the ground wouldn't you bend over to pick it up?