Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan SE AND 1MM, HHonors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum , L'Accor Platinum
Posts: 9,773
I live in YOW, and fly to YVR several times a year. I usually go through YYZ - one of several reasons is the increased Aeroplan status miles, through this route, vs the direct route.
However, the relevant question is, how can one, esp SEs - who do not get North American upgrade certs, upgrade from heavily discounted fares (eg econo, fun etc) on Rapidair routes, without using (S)SWUs - is there a way to do this?