YYZ-FRA J award availability
#1
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YYZ-FRA J award availability
For 13 years as an E this was always one of the toughest awards to get. I've had no status with AC for 8 years now and rarely even collect AE points from Esso purchases. But in the last year I have redeemed for 3 J awards on this route from Aeroplan as a nobody. What changed?
I've only got enough AE miles(or whatever they are called)now for one more TATL J redemption and then I've finally burned through my AE miles stash.
I've only got enough AE miles(or whatever they are called)now for one more TATL J redemption and then I've finally burned through my AE miles stash.
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For 13 years as an E this was always one of the toughest awards to get. I've had no status with AC for 8 years now and rarely even collect AE points from Esso purchases. But in the last year I have redeemed for 3 J awards on this route from Aeroplan as a nobody. What changed?
I've only got enough AE miles(or whatever they are called)now for one more TATL J redemption and then I've finally burned through my AE miles stash.
I've only got enough AE miles(or whatever they are called)now for one more TATL J redemption and then I've finally burned through my AE miles stash.
Reason? Maybe YYZ-FRA has probably become prohibitive in terms of awards, many people are put off by the $1000+ co-pay that AC collects on this route.
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Well it did used to matter 10+ years ago for using upgrade certs but $1000+ is on all the TATL routes not just FRA. As I've said before I am not going through the U.S. to save a few hundred dollars when I can get a direct flight.
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I am glad you are happy to pay $1000 to use your miles - for most people in the world - that is a sizeable chunk of change.
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You could fly LOT to WAW--that certainly is not $1000. Or YUL-ZRH on LX with no scamcharges
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Y $580.45
J $980.45
F $980.45
Have looked at the LOT option even as a revenue ticket but since I'm then going to be backtracking west from WAW the connections are not good as far as timing is involved. Shame because I really would like to try LOT's 787. I really enjoyed the BA 787
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There are no scamcharges for LX on AP redemptions. Only thing is AP can't book LX F anymore.
For some - I guess those extra hours, or a forced overnight might not be worth it, especially if your time is worth more than that. Let's just hope the non-YQ J options stick around for a little while longer (LO, LX, TK, SN)
For some - I guess those extra hours, or a forced overnight might not be worth it, especially if your time is worth more than that. Let's just hope the non-YQ J options stick around for a little while longer (LO, LX, TK, SN)
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There are no scamcharges for LX on AP redemptions. Only thing is AP can't book LX F anymore.
For some - I guess those extra hours, or a forced overnight might not be worth it, especially if your time is worth more than that. Let's just hope the non-YQ J options stick around for a little while longer (LO, LX, TK, SN)
For some - I guess those extra hours, or a forced overnight might not be worth it, especially if your time is worth more than that. Let's just hope the non-YQ J options stick around for a little while longer (LO, LX, TK, SN)
#10
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Oh I totally understand if you have been saving forever to for a redemption and then find $1000 tacked on. I've paid for all my flights over the last 15 years and to be perfectly honest I was wondering if I could ever get rid of Aeroplan miles on Classic rewards. So while I don't like paying the $1000 scamcharges flights from Canada to Germany run in the $6K range revenue wise in J so it's still a good deal in my circumstance.
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As long as it stays that way, and they dont apply them to all partners - there is still great value in Aeroplan to be had.
flying YYZ-EWR/PHL-FRA vs YYZ-FRA however, yes I will sacrifice 2 hours connecting to save $1000 and spend it at the destination instead. Not a big deal, GE makes it painless. That $1000 will buy me like an extra week at the destination.
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Aeroplan charges no YQ on LX but M+M does. One of the times AE is better for redemption than the competition.