Originally Posted by
YYC traveler
We are regular purchasers of East-West Connector Flight Passes and have a good understanding of how they work and the benefits they provide to us. In 2018 we've got two adventures planned, one to Morocco and the other to Italy. Based on what I've researched so far on routes/fares, it would seem that a World Pass might be a good choice. As we've never bought and used a World Pass and the details on the AC site seem to assume a knowledgeable traveler. I don't want to make an expensive mistake, so thought I turn to the gurus here.
The most important question that doesn't appear to be answered on the AC site is, does the World Flight pass cover codeshare flights? For example, our preferred outbound itinerary to Morocco would be YYC->FRA->RAK (Marrakesh)? The FRA to RAK flight is a AC codeshare, operated by Lufthansa. For the Italy trip we'd likely be flying in and out of airports that AC doesn't serve, so would need to use Lufthansa operated codeshares in those cases as well.
No codeshares- if you select the pass you want, it will show a 'preview flight availability' tool- you can enter dates and to/from cities and see the flight options. IMO, a flight pass coupled with a cheapish intra-EU add on flight or train is an option. One watch out: if you are looking at smaller airports for the Europe/North Africa one- there are time of year restrictions (ie the flights only are available for certain cities for a set period of time). Main airports like FRA and LHR would not have these restrictions. also note the preponderance of Rouge flights- more like NA domestic than intl lie flat...