Originally Posted by
YYZFlyboy
I understand all of that, and agree, but R=0 and P=0 on basically an aircraft with no seats yet sold? Especially when you compare with a competing (same airline) route with lots of seats sold and still fairly good R and P availability.
Common-sense thinking would lead one to believe AC would be pushing this new route in whatever way they can to fill the plane and try and encourage/establish a BNE customer base. It's not going to look great with AC coming and going with half empty planes.
BTW thanks for reminding me that a Y fare is a Y fare but there's two reasons I pay a ridiculously high (latitude) Y fare:
- complete flexibility
- immediate upgradability
Often the Latitude fare is higher than a Z fare. I imagine a lot of FF's are the same.
In this case when I purchased this ticket, the website was showing "Seats available for upgrade" on the YVR-BNE leg (still is) but it's a computer glitch and there is actually no P or R space.
One of the agents I spoke to on the phone was incredulous that there was no upgrade space available and even told me there was not one single seat sold on the flight - in any of the three cabins except mine!
The mind boggles!
You're buying a latitude fare for flexibility. The upgradability is a potential added benefit and not guaranteed.
If you want both, you need to buy J or C.
Z fares have reduced flexibility.
I am sure you are aware of this, but I often find people who buy Latitude forget that they are not automatically entitled to a seat in J, or they conveniently choose to ignore that part. They are still buying an economy class ticket.