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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 2:55 pm
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
Originally Posted by Genouver
Thanks for the response. An AC phone agent told me everything hinged on missing the 45 minute MCT - AC would offer no assurance since I missed it by 3 minutes. However, she said that if I check in at YOW for both flights, then the segments will "marry" (my term, not hers) and AC will consider the two flights as part of the same journey and therefore they'll help me get to YVR.

I'm still a bit unclear on what happens if I miss my YYZ-YVR flight. Are you saying that if I miss it, then AC has no responsibility to put me on another flight? that, for whatever reason, that a passenger who misses a flight has no recourse? I would have thought the recourse would be paying a change fee to put me on a later flight...? Especially considering this is a J class.
The issue is that you've violated MCT. By booking a 43 minute "connection", you've booked something that AC has said is "impossible", and yet you want them to accommodate you.

Fly in earlier from YOW. Those flights are hourly, right? Or can you get a later flight to YVR?
OP already booked an earlier flight, but I remain convinced that the two tickets issue is still an issue
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