margarita girl

And they should know that nothing remains secret for very long around here.

Actually B24H said he thought the service had been available since Apr 1, so it's surprising that no one has reported about it sooner. Waiting for Plumber's report!

Plumber

LOL
Fares purchased vary...not all strictly J fares.
..sometimes full J, sometimes C, sometimes Z and (Gasp) sometimes P ....

All depends on possible need to make changes, how close to flight time purchase etc....

Sean Peever

I'm going to assume, that it's only for people with tight connections, or reasonably tight connections.

There have been many times I've got 4+ hours in YYZ for Dom-INTL. Even if I was a SE3MM on a full J I wouldn't expect it because I've got enough time to crawl.

BRAISKI

This is normal for LH when flying F.

Maybe one day I will use my points to fly F with LH then use all the perks


I'm curious how many people/company actually pay a FULL J.

Plumber

You may be right. I have a 2 hour cnx so plenty of time to walk....we'll see

YXXFlyer

The part that this was discovered in the INTL lounge is what gives me hope its not just for tight connections..

Plumber

No love from AC today.

Would have been a good day too...when I arrived at YOW in taxi, the pull handle of my rolling suitcase broke.....no problem, there is a Bentley at YOW that I have walked by hundreds of times, but never bought there....so I go to Bently, and it is boarded up...putting in a Wine Bar!!
Anyways, made my way to INTL and bought a new Tumi.

Asked Concierge at INTL MLL and she said BMWs are not just for SE..for SEs, VIP, high yield customers..list is sent daily from Montreal HQ...she said they do one transfer every 30 minutes....so they cannot get to everybody...she did not say much more.....

Will try and question in the way out to get more details if I can...ie is this a trial? If successful, will they roll it out further? Or are 2 cars the most there will be?

superangrypenguin

Uh oh. SE segregation now. Am now expecting to read a whole flurry of SE's with their panties in a bunch.

What interests me is the term "high yield customer". Does that mean J = BMW transfer and Z = walk instead, peon

I wonder if it'll become a published benefit for full J, or if there will be a new tier of SE's reserved for only high yield SE.

Hmm.

yvr76

I have no problem with this, and I likely won't make the cut even though all my international is paid J (Z) now. Would be nice if they offered this as an add-on though when you purchase the fare.

LittleYHZ

Everything that I have heard or read here and elsewhere seems to indicate the following is at play... And rumour has it there may be an SE/J lounge at YYZ before too long. Though I don't think it will be in domestic land - as I don't know where they'd put it. I suppose they could put it on top of the shops in the hammer head.

That said if there INTL strategy works on a long term basis you'll probably see a major lounge expansion.

superangrypenguin

This would make sense because airlines are pursuing ancillary revenue like a kid pursues candy and an adult pursuing fizzy drinks

CdnFlier

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There's an SE lounge coming to INTL at YYZ... should be interesting.

yyznomad

Sounds like this is more "VIP" and "high yield" oriented with SEs accommodated where possible.

Unless I fit in the "high yield" category (because I have no clue what that means in terms of individual spend or you are a C-level who gives his company business to AC), I will just accept that I will never get chosen for this service.

Wait WHAT! I thought that was for YUL! Are you saying a second SE int'l lounge will happen, and this time at YYZ?!

LittleYHZ

Yeah I figured it would have to be international if they were doing it.

I mean the reality is that there just isn't any space at Pearson on the domestic pier where you could put another lounge really, save the swing zone. Do you know roughly where they're putting it? I presume across the hall from the existing lounge or on the main level?

YQMer

This should be on your list to do though if you're looking for the experience. A BMW ride at YYZ won't quite come close to FRA F Terminal. Worth the wait (IMHO).