Quick quick advice needed re tango / flex
Nov 19, 2015, 4:57 pm
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Quick quick advice needed re tango / flex
(I am willing to bet this has been covered before, but I am in a real time crunch and couldn't find the answer in a quick search. Apologies to all.)
I have to do YYJ-YOW next week. The feds are paying, and buying the ticket on my behalf. They say they will only do the cheapest fare, which I assume means Tango (or, God help me, WestJet).
The questions: Once they have paid for the ticket on my behalf, is it possible for me to upgrade it to Flex? (That would put me into seat upgrade range, in theory.) Or, can I pay on check-in to get from a Tango fare to a J seat?
Or is there a better way to handle this?
Thanks...
I have to do YYJ-YOW next week. The feds are paying, and buying the ticket on my behalf. They say they will only do the cheapest fare, which I assume means Tango (or, God help me, WestJet).
The questions: Once they have paid for the ticket on my behalf, is it possible for me to upgrade it to Flex? (That would put me into seat upgrade range, in theory.) Or, can I pay on check-in to get from a Tango fare to a J seat?
Or is there a better way to handle this?
Thanks...
Nov 19, 2015, 5:06 pm
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You should be able to phone AC post-purchase and upgrade from Tango to Flex.
As for LMU from Tango at check-in, provided there's space available, it's an option. Likely to be much more expensive than buying up from Tango to Flex, but no risk of paying and not getting the upgrade.
As for LMU from Tango at check-in, provided there's space available, it's an option. Likely to be much more expensive than buying up from Tango to Flex, but no risk of paying and not getting the upgrade.
Nov 19, 2015, 6:29 pm
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That aside, I believe the federal guidelines allow your choice of carrier as long as it's within a (IMO fairly reasonable) certain percentage.