Originally Posted by
CanadaDH
Of course not (although they certainly could on AC flights), but I was assuming that it wasn't outside the boundaries of some simple programming to filter out for sale through the AC site. Something along the lines of, a ticket from "I" space inventory is cancelled through Aeroplan, then the date and flight number are stored to a table, which then prevents any "I" space inventory on that flight from being offered for sale through Aeroplan. It could even be a temporary hold of a few weeks; just enough to make it problematic for a mileage broker being able to turn around a new ticket. I'm just a CIO and not an expert coder by any stretch, but even I could write that logic into my own company systems.
That would be a terrible, extremely anti-consumer idea. A single individual could literally remove ALL partner inventory from redemption for EVERY AP member. Let's not make potential cures worse than the disease.
I'm sure AC is aware what behaviors are typical only for points brokers and not normal users. Limiting the number of people they redeem tickets for would be a much easier, more targeted approach.