Nov 4, 2014, 11:58 pm
Last edit by: tcook052
http://www.aircanada.com/en/news/141104.html
Removal of Premium Economy on North America
Due to the limited amount of aircraft flying within North America featuring a Premium Economy cabin, effective November 3 1014, Premium Economy will no longer be available on flights within North America, operated on our three-cabin 777-300 or 787 aircraft. These seats will now be sold as Preferred seats.
In line with our Preferred seat product, earphones, meals, snacks and alcoholic beverages are available for purchase from our Air Canada Café.
Customers who have purchased a Premium Economy fare prior to November 3 will be contacted by Air Canada.
Premium Economy continues to be available international flights
Removal of Premium Economy on North America
Due to the limited amount of aircraft flying within North America featuring a Premium Economy cabin, effective November 3 1014, Premium Economy will no longer be available on flights within North America, operated on our three-cabin 777-300 or 787 aircraft. These seats will now be sold as Preferred seats.
In line with our Preferred seat product, earphones, meals, snacks and alcoholic beverages are available for purchase from our Air Canada Café.
Customers who have purchased a Premium Economy fare prior to November 3 will be contacted by Air Canada.
Premium Economy continues to be available international flights
Removal of Premium Economy on North America eff. 3 Nov
Mar 27, 2015, 3:44 pm
#137
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 58
I disagree with this on the 777 product. The PE seats on the 777 product suck for PE seats. (had to sit in them from LHR - YVR, J was sold out when booking).
The 787 PE is fine, I like them, I have used them, nothing to complain about and I would absolutely spend money on them. They are a lot like domestic J.
But on the 777 they barely deserve to be called anything more than junk.
The 787 PE is fine, I like them, I have used them, nothing to complain about and I would absolutely spend money on them. They are a lot like domestic J.
But on the 777 they barely deserve to be called anything more than junk.
Feb 25, 2016, 12:42 pm
#138
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AP*SE SPG-PLAT
Posts: 211
787-9 on a North America flight
YYZ-LAX 791 is now being serviced by a 789. currently they are only selling J and Y. there is no option to buy PE. Will they leave the cabin empty or upgrade status pax?
Feb 25, 2016, 1:47 pm
#141
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AP*SE SPG-PLAT
Posts: 211
Feb 25, 2016, 1:55 pm
#142
Moderator, Air Canada; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE MM, FB Plat, WS Plat, BA Silver, DL GM, Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 16,744
See Jack's post above. The plane physically has 3 cabins, but within North America, they sell the PE cabin as preferred seats in Y, not a separate cabin.
As SE, you can choose a preferred seat, i.e. PE seat, for free.
As SE, you can choose a preferred seat, i.e. PE seat, for free.
Feb 25, 2016, 1:59 pm
#143
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: YYZ
Programs: Only J via Peasant Points, 777HDPeasant or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance and Narcissism.
Posts: 5,951
And sometimes, you have to spoon feed them the seat number.
Row 12-14 I think? I think window seats is the best. Middle seat kinda sucks.
I just want to highlight this. Before becoming E35K, sometimes the seats are actually blocked off for me from online and I have to call in every time to book them. (Which I don't understand why?)
Row 12-14 I think? I think window seats is the best. Middle seat kinda sucks.
I just want to highlight this. Before becoming E35K, sometimes the seats are actually blocked off for me from online and I have to call in every time to book them. (Which I don't understand why?)
Feb 25, 2016, 2:04 pm
#144
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: YVR
Posts: 122
can confirm - flew in a 789 on AC that was only selling Y or J. Paid extra to sit in the PE cabin - best preferred seat fee I've ever spent. I would have been choked to have not paid it (thinking they were regular Y seats just at the front of the cabin) and then have to walk through the PE cabin and see those nice seats.
Feb 25, 2016, 2:11 pm
#146
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: AC SEMM DL DM
Posts: 393
can confirm - flew in a 789 on AC that was only selling Y or J. Paid extra to sit in the PE cabin - best preferred seat fee I've ever spent. I would have been choked to have not paid it (thinking they were regular Y seats just at the front of the cabin) and then have to walk through the PE cabin and see those nice seats.
Buy yourself a leftover meal from up front (and maybe a drink to go with), and you've got a pretty cheap DIY pseudo-J experience.
On an unrelated note, nice to see the assigned 789 making this flight now fairly regularly. When I flew 792 earlier this month, it was subbed for a (refurbed) 77W, and a look at the flight's history on Flightradar suggested that AC was assigning aircraft for this flight by seeing what was hanging around at YYZ with a few hours to kill and randomly sending it down to LAX.
Feb 25, 2016, 2:18 pm
#147
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AP*SE SPG-PLAT
Posts: 211
And sometimes, you have to spoon feed them the seat number.
Row 12-14 I think? I think window seats is the best. Middle seat kinda sucks.
I just want to highlight this. Before becoming E35K, sometimes the seats are actually blocked off for me from online and I have to call in every time to book them. (Which I don't understand why?)
Row 12-14 I think? I think window seats is the best. Middle seat kinda sucks.
I just want to highlight this. Before becoming E35K, sometimes the seats are actually blocked off for me from online and I have to call in every time to book them. (Which I don't understand why?)
Feb 25, 2016, 2:43 pm
#148
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Glen Abbey
Posts: 639
I was looking forward to my first 789 flight last week but it got changed to a 333 two days before the flight. A pax across the aisle from me said he has had that happen to him 3 times since the 789 became a regular. It seemed to be due to passenger load, although the 333 had a bunch of spare seats scattered around.
Last edited by hazcaddy; Feb 25, 2016 at 2:44 pm Reason: typo
Feb 25, 2016, 3:59 pm
#149
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,165
For NA flights, the PY seats are sold as preferred seats in economy and not as actual premium economy seats.
This means once you buy a regular economy ticket, you can pay additional preferred seat selection fee to select a seat in the premium economy section if you have no status, and if you have status you can select one for free.
This means once you buy a regular economy ticket, you can pay additional preferred seat selection fee to select a seat in the premium economy section if you have no status, and if you have status you can select one for free.