Originally Posted by canadiancow

This morning, I decided that instead of flying to YVR on my flight pass, I'd fly to YYZ with Aeroplan.

But there was no regular business space available today.

However, AC 756 (the 763, so my ideal flight) was J9C9D9Z9P9R9I0 ... X1. It may have been X9, but that's irrelevant.

So I do what any sane person would do. I booked a business class round trip with that segment confirmed in economy, went to the airport, and before I even left check-in, I had a ML*1 boarding pass[1].

IKK redemptions untouched.

Even if I wanted just a one-way, I could have booked it to any connection past YYZ, in J, and done the same thing.

So why is the IKK limit stupid?

Because revenue management is not acting appropriately. They have not prevented business class redemptions (for anyone) on this flight. They have just prevented it from being "easy".

So I guess in short, if a flight is J9C9D9Z9P9R9 X4, I think it should also be I4.

[1] The check-in agent started counting my upgrade credits. She apparently sees the same list we do, but without the total. She had clearly never seen such a large amount before. I don't know why she counted all the way to 154, but she did. Then I had to explain the situation. Then she had to call the concierge, who knew exactly what to do.