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Old Jan 13, 2024 | 12:41 pm
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tjk1976
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: YVR
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Plat (earned as Starwood), Canadian Amex Plat & resulting statuses, WestJet Silver
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Originally Posted by BBaker
Being a WestJet rewards holder, I thought it would be a good idea to exchange my Avion points for WestJet dollars. Bad idea. You can only use WJD on the base fare. In my case about 60% of the total cost of my trip. There's no way to reverse this process. My flights have now been cancelled (bad weather) with no replacements. Now, I can't change airlines either without significant cash outlay.
Never again!
It's also not as good a use of Avion points as it is to convert them to BA Avios points when they have conversion bonus promotions on.
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