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Mar 31, 2014, 6:18 am

#211

yyzcdg

Join Date: Mar 2012

Location: Toronto

Programs: TK M&S E, *A Gold, AP, Asia Miles, Nexus, Marriott Silver

Posts: 113

Hi. Would anyone know how to check for *A upgrade availability using AP points? Traveling from YYZ-TPE on BR 35 on April 25, 2014. I have a confirmed "y" class ticket. Cheers!

Mar 31, 2014, 6:27 am

#212

AskTravis

Join Date: Apr 2004

Location: Toronto

Programs: AC SE 1MM, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium Elite

Posts: 918

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Originally Posted by yyzcdg

Hi. Would anyone know how to check for *A upgrade availability using AP points? Traveling from YYZ-TPE on BR 35 on April 25, 2014. I have a confirmed "y" class ticket. Cheers!

Aeroplan -> Use your Miles -> Star Alliance Upgrade Awards

Automated process, pretty slick actually. I was recently able to use it on SQ from SIN-PVG - upstairs on the A380!

Y+ is great on Eva

Mar 31, 2014, 6:42 am

#213

jerryhung

Join Date: Mar 2007

Posts: 4,784

Quote:

Originally Posted by yyzcdg

Hi. Would anyone know how to check for *A upgrade availability using AP points? Traveling from YYZ-TPE on BR 35 on April 25, 2014. I have a confirmed "y" class ticket. Cheers!

Easier way is to directly search for the Business class (class=?) on that route, as *A upgrade supposedly comes out of that bucket

e.g. YYZ-TPE BR35 on 4/25 shows business class available on Aeroplan.com now (at least 1 seat), so you're good to upgrade
note: it deducts the 25K Aeroplan right away, and after that you can go check your PNR on EVAAir.com and you'll see it's in Royal Laurel

edit: probably class=I (I'm not sure), but anyway

Last edited by jerryhung; Mar 31, 2014 at 10:13 am

Mar 31, 2014, 7:16 am

#214

yyzcdg

Join Date: Mar 2012

Location: Toronto

Programs: TK M&S E, *A Gold, AP, Asia Miles, Nexus, Marriott Silver

Posts: 113

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerryhung

Easier way is to directly search for the Business class (class=X) on that route, as *A upgrade supposedly comes out of that bucket

e.g. YYZ-TPE BR35 on 4/25 shows business class available on Aeroplan.com now (at least 1 seat), so you're good to upgrade
note: it deducts the 25K Aeroplan right away, and after that you can go check your PNR on EVAAir.com and you'll see it's in Royal Laurel

Thanks so much. I tried that for some reason it is still telling me that no upgrade awards available. I may have to call EVA air directly to find out availability.

Mar 31, 2014, 8:41 am

#215

lowside67

Join Date: Jan 2013

Location: YVR

Programs: AC: E50K, AP: dDiamond

Posts: 963

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerryhung

I am pretty sure you need class=I as X is economy award.

Mar 31, 2014, 11:28 am

#216

canadiancow

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Join Date: Sep 2012

Location: SFO

Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond

Posts: 44,354

Quote:

Originally Posted by yyzcdg

Thanks so much. I tried that for some reason it is still telling me that no upgrade awards available. I may have to call EVA air directly to find out availability.

If you're going to use Aeroplan miles, you'd want to call Aeroplan.

Mar 31, 2014, 12:07 pm

#217

yyzcdg

Join Date: Mar 2012

Location: Toronto

Programs: TK M&S E, *A Gold, AP, Asia Miles, Nexus, Marriott Silver

Posts: 113

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Originally Posted by canadiancow

If you're going to use Aeroplan miles, you'd want to call Aeroplan.

I tried. No luck. There seems to be 9 award J spaces available but no *A upgrades available. EVA says that *A award spaces are available. I even spoke to a lead agent at AP. I can't seem to get anywhere.

Apr 9, 2014, 3:08 pm

#218

tyberius

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Posts: 1,161

BR36 ... :(

This seems... completely impossible to book this flight.

There are Eva awards available to JFK... but I can't find anything to YYZ on any date.

Has anyone been able to book this through Aeroplan before? It would be such a sweet, sweet scamcharge free flight...