Originally Posted by JohnYYC

I am leaving tomorrow morning for Europe. I am flying YYC-YYZ then on to Europe on a Latitude fare using an upgrade to business. This was confirmed and cleared 2 months ago. I chose and confirmed seat 3K 2 months ago also. So when I check in today I am bumped and put on Standby. I of course phone Air Canada and am told that the flight is oversold and I can take my chances waiting at the Airport. I mention I have been confirmed for 2 months and the Agent recommends I take the flight on a later Day. I tell Him I already have a Hotel booking and Train Tickets that rely on Me getting there on the date originally scheduled. He puts Me on hold, and while on hold I get a text from AC that I am now in 1K. He comes back, I confirm this is OK and I figure that is it.

2 Hours later I get a text that I am now in 14G in Economy. I call AC again and the Agent tells Me that She still shows Me in Business, but has no idea why I have been bumped to Economy. She puts Me on hold and I get another text this time telling Me I am in 1D. She comes back off of Hold and tells Me She still sees 1K unoccupied, but is unable to secure the seat for some reason. I thank her and figure once again that is it.

Another 2 hours pass and I get a text again returning Me to Seat 14G. This time I get another agent on the line again. This Agent tells Me that the the seat may be needed for a revenue passenger and makes me feel pretty crappy about being a eupgrade to business passenger. I would like to say this has never happened to me before. But this is actually the 4th time in a Year that I have been downgraded after being confirmed in Business Class on a eupgrade. Twice in 2022 YVR to YYC and once YYC to YYZ in mid 2022.

Is this a usual practice of Air Canada to downgrade eupgrades after they have been confirmed? ...or am I just unlucky?