Originally Posted by
RatherBeInYOW
I'll again state my $0.02 that having the card is useful, but honestly not usually required......
So by all means order your card. But I would suggest not losing a ton of sleep not having it yet it based on my experience. I'm sure someone will be along soon enough to tell me I am full of it, but I have a reasonable statistical sample size ;-)
I'm happy you've had successful experiences. And it should be that way with just the BP.
But not all *A airlines have efficient scanners or staff, so when one hits a bump as OP did, the little plastic card might help.
As always in the world of flying and on FT, YMMV.
Originally Posted by
douglasr
No need to go to the Aeroplan site anymore; there is a "Replace a lost card" link on the left side of the Altitude dashboard page.
Thanks, I was on the Altitude site last night looking for that. Clearly tiny font and other distractions got in the way.