Question: Chances of getting on standby YUL-YVR on Mon 2/May?
Apr 28, 2011, 8:59 am
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Chances of getting on standby YUL-YVR on Mon 2/May?
I'm actually due to fly out on AC129 at 1955 to YVR that day. However I did not anticipate May 2nd to be Election Day either when I booked my flight in Jan! The YUL stopover is part of my European trip which started in March.
I'm trying to make it back to vote that day. I've checked availability for Sun and Mon and all flights seem to be rather full in coach. So what do you think my chances of getting on an earlier flight on standby for Monday ?
Polls in my riding close at 7pm.
I'm trying to make it back to vote that day. I've checked availability for Sun and Mon and all flights seem to be rather full in coach. So what do you think my chances of getting on an earlier flight on standby for Monday ?
Polls in my riding close at 7pm.
Apr 28, 2011, 7:43 pm
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I was going to say, you could vote by special ballot at a returning office in Montréal, but unfortunately looks like you would've had to register by this past Tuesday to do so.
Tell the agent at the airport why you want on an earlier flight, and if you're lucky they might be able to get you some higher priority on a standby list.
Tell the agent at the airport why you want on an earlier flight, and if you're lucky they might be able to get you some higher priority on a standby list.
Apr 29, 2011, 1:13 am
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I'd rather do standby otherwise the change fee is $200 for my ticket.
Apr 30, 2011, 10:42 pm
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I'm just forgoing this flight and have instead, redeemed a oneway business class award to arrive earlier in the afternoon in YVR so that I can rush to VOTE in my riding!
May 1, 2011, 3:22 am
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Since technically there is no standby unless you're on a latitude or executive ticket this is the certainly the safest way to get home in time.
May 1, 2011, 7:20 am
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I'm actually due to fly out on AC129 at 1955 to YVR that day. However I did not anticipate May 2nd to be Election Day either when I booked my flight in Jan! The YUL stopover is part of my European trip which started in March.
I'm trying to make it back to vote that day. I've checked availability for Sun and Mon and all flights seem to be rather full in coach. So what do you think my chances of getting on an earlier flight on standby for Monday ?
Polls in my riding close at 7pm.
I'm trying to make it back to vote that day. I've checked availability for Sun and Mon and all flights seem to be rather full in coach. So what do you think my chances of getting on an earlier flight on standby for Monday ?
Polls in my riding close at 7pm.
May 2, 2011, 5:54 am
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I did. Everything is full ! But surprisingly a couple of seats in Y and J are available on award!
And again, I couldn't do advance voting cos I was in Bergen, Norway, where the nearest canadian embassy was in either Oslo or Netherlands..But since I had not been in any place longer than a week, there was no time for the advance voting forms to be sent through!
By the time I got to the one in the Netherlands, I was told that it would be too late to send my forms for advance voting in my riding.
When I left Canada in early March, I didn't know that the present government would collapse !
So, I am casting in my vote today !! Vote wisely people...!
And again, I couldn't do advance voting cos I was in Bergen, Norway, where the nearest canadian embassy was in either Oslo or Netherlands..But since I had not been in any place longer than a week, there was no time for the advance voting forms to be sent through!
By the time I got to the one in the Netherlands, I was told that it would be too late to send my forms for advance voting in my riding.
When I left Canada in early March, I didn't know that the present government would collapse !
So, I am casting in my vote today !! Vote wisely people...!
Last edited by Guy Betsy; May 2, 2011 at 6:00 am