Preferred seats
Feb 4, 2017, 7:55 am
#16
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, MNL, WAW
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Lifetime Plat, (now an AC nobody)
Posts: 1,978
But then P25's will never pay for the preferred seat...and neither will E35's. They'll just buy tango fares knowing their chances at the gate would be very high.
Feb 4, 2017, 8:18 am
#17
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SE, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 395
How many of them are paying for them now? Set some limits. Maybe only 35k or higher, only dom/ tb. But I still think the seat should go to a status passenger before it goes to a once a year traveler on Tango.
Feb 4, 2017, 8:36 am
#18
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: YHZ | YYZ | YHM
Programs: AC 50K (*G), Hilton Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 636
agreed. Especially on shorthaul flights very few people pay for preferred seats to begin with. At T24 I almost always see the majority of preferred seats unselected. Most likely those that are taken were by status members that got them for free. Trying to get one at the gate has worked a bit but often times they've already been given out to tango fliers.
Feb 4, 2017, 8:37 am
#19
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, MNL, WAW
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Lifetime Plat, (now an AC nobody)
Posts: 1,978
If you always give it for free to the P25, or E35, they'll never pay because they know how the system works.
Not only that but all the SE's will complains their privileges have been diluted.
Feb 4, 2017, 8:52 am
#20
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: YHZ | YYZ | YHM
Programs: AC 50K (*G), Hilton Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 636
If you give the once a year Tango flyer a taste of the "better" life...er seat...then who knows, they may end up paying for the seat next time.
If you always give it for free to the P25, or E35, they'll never pay because they know how the system works.
Not only that but all the SE's will complains their privileges have been diluted.
If you always give it for free to the P25, or E35, they'll never pay because they know how the system works.
Not only that but all the SE's will complains their privileges have been diluted.
Anyways this discussion has been had before. Obviously AC doesn't think our opinion is valid as tango fliers are still taking up the front of the cabin. If only they cared about us bottom feeder status members.
Last edited by YHZ_Flyer; Feb 4, 2017 at 8:58 am
Feb 5, 2017, 5:57 am
#21
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 2,494
As an E75 I feet free preferred seats, but I notice for transborder with the family I have to pay for seating in general. I called in and was assigned seats for free. However non-preffered seats.
My question is, can I get preferred seats for everyone on the same ticket as me?
My question is, can I get preferred seats for everyone on the same ticket as me?
Feb 5, 2017, 6:23 am
#22
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: YHZ | YYZ | YHM
Programs: AC 50K (*G), Hilton Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 636
As an E75 I feet free preferred seats, but I notice for transborder with the family I have to pay for seating in general. I called in and was assigned seats for free. However non-preffered seats.
My question is, can I get preferred seats for everyone on the same ticket as me?
My question is, can I get preferred seats for everyone on the same ticket as me?
Feb 5, 2017, 6:41 am
#23
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: YXU, ON Canada
Programs: AC LT E50K; AC*MM; SPG LT Gold
Posts: 4,665
Are the majority of Tango flyers aware that they have a chance to get the preferred seats at the gate. I'm sure that most just expect to get whatever is assigned to them.
Feb 5, 2017, 7:23 am
#25
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: YHZ | YYZ | YHM
Programs: AC 50K (*G), Hilton Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 636
Feb 5, 2017, 11:34 am
#26
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Location: SFO
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As an E75 I feet free preferred seats, but I notice for transborder with the family I have to pay for seating in general. I called in and was assigned seats for free. However non-preffered seats.
My question is, can I get preferred seats for everyone on the same ticket as me?
My question is, can I get preferred seats for everyone on the same ticket as me?
E75K only gets free preferred seats in Flex.
For Tango/Aeroplan, they're not free. That's only for SE.
Jul 26, 2018, 7:05 pm
#28
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: YFC
Programs: AC*50K
Posts: 104
50% Discount on Preferred Seats
My privileges (as 50K) include:
"With the purchase of an eligible fare, enjoy a 50% discount on Preferred Seats, which offer extra legroom, on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge. This privilege applies to you and your travel companion(s) when travelling on the same booking."
I booked a flight YYZ-PRG on a flight pass (booking class V). Preferred seats where listed as $50. this seems to be the regular price for such a seat -- not at 50%. I'm I missing something?
"With the purchase of an eligible fare, enjoy a 50% discount on Preferred Seats, which offer extra legroom, on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge. This privilege applies to you and your travel companion(s) when travelling on the same booking."
I booked a flight YYZ-PRG on a flight pass (booking class V). Preferred seats where listed as $50. this seems to be the regular price for such a seat -- not at 50%. I'm I missing something?
Jul 26, 2018, 7:28 pm
#29
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: YYZ
Programs: FOTSG Tangerine Ex E35k (AC)
Posts: 5,612
My privileges (as 50K) include:
"With the purchase of an eligible fare, enjoy a 50% discount on Preferred Seats, which offer extra legroom, on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge. This privilege applies to you and your travel companion(s) when travelling on the same booking."
I booked a flight YYZ-PRG on a flight pass (booking class V). Preferred seats where listed as $50. this seems to be the regular price for such a seat -- not at 50%. I'm I missing something?
"With the purchase of an eligible fare, enjoy a 50% discount on Preferred Seats, which offer extra legroom, on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge. This privilege applies to you and your travel companion(s) when travelling on the same booking."
I booked a flight YYZ-PRG on a flight pass (booking class V). Preferred seats where listed as $50. this seems to be the regular price for such a seat -- not at 50%. I'm I missing something?
Jul 27, 2018, 4:10 am
#30
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: sqrt(-united states of apologist)
Programs: *$ Green
Posts: 5,403
My privileges (as 50K) include:
"With the purchase of an eligible fare, enjoy a 50% discount on Preferred Seats, which offer extra legroom, on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge. This privilege applies to you and your travel companion(s) when travelling on the same booking."
I booked a flight YYZ-PRG on a flight pass (booking class V). Preferred seats where listed as $50. this seems to be the regular price for such a seat -- not at 50%. I'm I missing something?
"With the purchase of an eligible fare, enjoy a 50% discount on Preferred Seats, which offer extra legroom, on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge. This privilege applies to you and your travel companion(s) when travelling on the same booking."
I booked a flight YYZ-PRG on a flight pass (booking class V). Preferred seats where listed as $50. this seems to be the regular price for such a seat -- not at 50%. I'm I missing something?