Originally Posted by
lcohen999
It does seem that AC got angry that people were using a system they established to its fullest extent and is taking punitive action.
Sounds familiar, no?
Originally Posted by
The Lev
- AC does have a number of competitors both domestically and internationally, but if you do a mix of Canadian, transborder and various international flying and don't live in YYC, AC is the only logical game in town. The last time AC did a major devaluation of their program, everyone here huffed and puffed and threatened to move to greener pastures - but guess what? Most of us are still here. We are still here because for 95%+ of people they would rather fly with no or fewer stops and it makes more sense to concentrate your spend with one airline.
I think you are correct that "some" SE's will drop to E75K and some E75K to E50K, but I suspect there will be a pretty major culling of E50K's and below. That will free up lounge space (for more credit card people
) and save on fees AC has to pay Star partners when we use their lounges.
Agreed on both points. We'll see what effects actually take place...
Now, assuming there are more paying pax and less upgrades, if they finally convinced themselves it's time to improve food and wine in J...