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Jul 15, 2019, 8:02 pm

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Originally Posted by Erin Dybvig

Thanks for any insight on this.

I happened upon a gate upgrade to business class on Air Canada from Vancouver to Sydney, AU. While I was super stoked, I also couldn't figure out why I had received an upgrade out of economy. Business class was only 80% full when I was in there, so my upgrade looked to have been for a specific reason.

I have a couple of theories, but would love to know the culprit so I can attempt upgrades again in the future:

- This ticket was booked on a bereavement fare, which I understand to be a fully flexible ticket
- I didn't specify a meal type
- I was traveling alone
- I have just hit Aeroplan Silver status at 26,000 points

Ok, thanks again! :-)

Perhaps they had to free up a seat in economy. Congrats, that's a huge op-up. Now go buy a lotto ticket and don't expect it to ever happen again

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