Hi all,

I have to go to Edmonton in February. I can fly Air Canada via Vancouver or BA via Vancouver with a through ticket onto Westjet for the short leg onto Edmonton.

I have status on BA so lounge access is available but I was wondering if the leg on Westjet, which books into Economy, comes with any BA benefits such as priority boarding and seat selection?

My last flight to Edmonton was with Air Canada and was very pleasant. I don't have any Star Alliance status but lounge access is available to PE passengers at £15 per direction, priority boarding is provided and the short economy leg books into the extra legroom economy seats. I also got an OpUp to Business on the homeward trip. It is very tempting to forego the Avios and Tier Points from BA in favour of another trip on AC (though I have no expectation that I will be favoured with another OpUp).

Any experiences on a similar BA to Westjet connection appreciated.

Thanks