Originally Posted by
SparseFlyer
Pretty sure status counts for the order GTE gets loaded onto the flight, no? Same as standby.
Also, if you get GTE, you get a nice little sticker. No matter who you argue with. Best case scenario they remove it and put it back once you're gone.
But c'mon man. You should know better to not wait this long as a *G unless you want to play upgrade lotto. And even at that...
The order is defined (although vague in some areas) in the Air Canada Tariff. Here is the Domestic one:
https://www.aircanada.com/content/da..._tariff_en.pdf
Go to Page 68, Rule 100 - specifically section 100(c)(2)(c)
So yes they are going to take higher paying fare and status first. The one thing I tell friends who do not fly often and are in Y with a low fare is to always OLCI at T-24 since that puts you at the bottom of the list in your fare class to get bumped (and to verify you have a low sequence number on your BP).