knotseh

Is there an LMU cutoff time? Here's the scenario.
Friend and I were travelling YYZ-YVR the other day....I had my eUp clear.
Friend has no-status and was willing to pay for an upgrade.

We approached the desk and a very kind and courteous GA said it would be $629ish CAD to upgrade to J, or we could wait until the flight closes to "gamble" and see if a comp-up would be possible (yes, I know these are rare but they do happen at times).
He also said he wasn't the GA for the upcoming flight and was just completing paperwork from the previous flight....no worries....we politely returned to the lounge.
She was travelling on a Tango fare and approached the desk asking for an upgrade (paid).

We returned to the gate about 5 minutes before boarding started.

The actual flight GA said it wasn't possible, even if she paid for it. I asked if she could kindly keep us in mind if there was still space after boarding....
The agent didn't say that J was full, however it was evident after boarding that mini-J was almost empty. Seems weird that AC would turn down that money?

We all flew our originally assign seats with no additional upgrades processed...etc.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?

Copacabana44

Hello,

My family are travelling LHR-YYC later this week and would like to upgrade to PE, there is availability on the flight at present. I understand this may be offered at OLCI, but my concern is that the booking is part of a tour group booking and currently the option to upgrade etc is not available. Would anyone know if this will change at T-24?

We're passing through the airport the previous evening, if no joy online is it worth asking at the customer service desk then? It would be within 24 hours but not on the day of flying.

I would assume calling reservations ahead of time will only get a very expensive offer, although I'm happy to try if people think that might help.

I did search for a similar question, and did find the upgrade costing thread, but didn't want to clog that up with questions.

Thanks in advance for any assistance offered!

(Thank you for moving me to the correct place )

1353513636

Nov 22
AC25 YVR-PVG from K to business for US$949. Should I take this?

jc94

K is tango right? It's about average, but only you can decide if it's worth it to you. My considerations would be how much you originally paid, what you can afford and what your plans are when you arrive in PVG. Also what US$949 means to you, if you are paid in CAD for example that's close to $1300.

As one comparison, I imagine there's a much bigger difference between K and J fare on that route, buying in advance ($2100 diff looking at random dates next year).

It's also about C$110/hour.

MontrealFlyerBusiness

Just purchased an LMU for a flight tomorrow. Would anyone be able to answer the following?


1, If I had previously purchased a preferred seat, will this fee be automatically refunded or do I have to request a refund?


2, With regards to baggage fees and weight, if flying business to the USA from Canada, are first two bags of a maximum 70lbs weight free? Since I bought an LMU, business baggage rules apply?


3, Is access to the MLL included?


Thanks for the help!

canadiancow

1. Don't know
2. Yes
3. Yes

RoutingWonk

My understanding is that you're not entitled to a refund of the preferred seat fee. My memory is that the rules say that you're only entitled to a refund if air Canada is unable to honour the Seat reservation and since you're not sitting in the seat because of a change you mad, they'll just pocket the fee and hope someone else pays to book the seat you released.

YQMYMM

You're entitled to a refund on a Preferred Seat if you eUpgrade so it should be the same for a LMU.

Preferred Seats are refundable in most cases where your butt isn't in that seat unless it's directly your fault (no show or if you change your seats selection to a standard seat).

mapleg

You can get a refund for a preferred seat on a LMU. I have done so.

canadiancow

My friend on my SFO-YYZ flight just missed an upgrade (same flight companion thing) because an LMU was sold.

I need to go into airplane mode soon, and haven't fully thought through this, but as someone who can't even use my upgrades because I book J, it's extremely annoying that they'd take a couple hundred dollars over letting a SE upgrade a friend.

I'll think more about this though.

sself

YVR to YYZ in Flex, offered LMU to business.
T-24: $527
T-15: $527

Declined, happy enough with my $49 preferred seat.

jc94

On the preferred seat, if it's not been refunded it won't be. eUp seat refunds are virtually instant.

But if you politely ask for it, they should honour it then.

I do wonder if LMU offers vary based on which type of seat one is in. Actual fare code doesn't always seem to make much of a difference!

Jasper2009

I do wonder whether these (very) low LMUs are due to Christmas or whether AC is experimenting with lower LMU prices...

flyquiet

I wouldn't have thought there was a generally low Xmas LMU trend. Was offered LMU from M Flex FP YUL-MCO Dec 26 for about $450. I was waitlisted for eUp so did not even consider it, and as of T-12, there were 2 unsold J seats, but in the end got just one of two of us upgraded and all the J seats went out full.

Jasper2009

Is it just me or has the average cost of LMUs decreased substantially?

When this started ~3 weeks ago, I thought it may be related to the holidays, but LMU prices have remained at the same low level since.