Air Canada Altitude 2016 program for 2017 status
Nov 28, 2015, 6:25 pm
#826
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: sqrt(-united states of apologist)
Programs: *$ Green
Posts: 5,403
If not, AC, I can code that .... in half a day, for 90% less than what you are paying IBM.
Hit me up. I promise I'll show you a good time.
Nov 28, 2015, 6:28 pm
#827
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: MLL / AC Cafe
Programs: It's hard to get status when the website won't let me book flights.
Posts: 5,706
I'll do 91% less than what they are paying IBM :P (I'll still probably walk away with 50k for the afternoon)
Nov 28, 2015, 6:57 pm
#828
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: yyz
Programs: status-free
Posts: 565
I made SE on 132 segments this year, 128 on AC, at about $7600 spend. As I said somewhere upthread, they could have fired me for a lot less than $20K.
Nov 28, 2015, 7:43 pm
#829
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: YUL
Programs: AC SE (*A Gold), Bonvoy Platinum Elite, Hilton Gold, Amex Platinum / AP Reserve, NEXUS, Global Entry
Posts: 5,691
I totally get the logic behind the AQD and much like SparseFlyer, I don't think the thresholds are ridiculous or unreasonable. That being said, I've already gone on record with my opinion that the AC / 014 / codeshare-only nature of the AQD accrual is overly complicated, ambiguous and inherently unfair to AC's customers.
Nov 28, 2015, 8:48 pm
#830
Suspended
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 557
Nov 28, 2015, 9:34 pm
#831
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: YYC
Programs: Aeroplan SE 100 IHG Plat Amb Nexus
Posts: 667
I'm wondering how codeshares on non *A airlines on 014 tickets will be treated. On AC tickets to BKK the TG codeshares have disappeared and there are Cathay codeshares that do not earn Altitude or AE points, will they now earn ADQ? They are AC codeshares... If so *A is diminished if not the 014 ticket codeshares will be even more restricted. Will it mean ADQ on only *A codeshares?
Nov 28, 2015, 9:40 pm
#832
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,237
I'm wondering how codeshares on non *A airlines on 014 tickets will be treated. On AC tickets to BKK the TG codeshares have disappeared and there are Cathay codeshares that do not earn Altitude or AE points, will they now earn ADQ? They are AC codeshares... If so *A is diminished if not the 014 ticket codeshares will be even more restricted. Will it mean ADQ on only *A codeshares?
Codeshare flights marketed by Air Canada and operated by Star AllianceTM partner airlines ticketed on Air Canada ticket stock (ticket numbers beginning with “014”).
Nov 28, 2015, 9:42 pm
#833
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Anywhere I need to be.
Programs: OW Emerald, *A Gold, NEXUS, GE, ABTC/APEC, South Korea SES, eIACS, PP, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 16,046
I'm wondering how codeshares on non *A airlines on 014 tickets will be treated. On AC tickets to BKK the TG codeshares have disappeared and there are Cathay codeshares that do not earn Altitude or AE points, will they now earn ADQ? They are AC codeshares... If so *A is diminished if not the 014 ticket codeshares will be even more restricted. Will it mean ADQ on only *A codeshares?
i.e. AC 7 L YVRHKG
CX751 M (+2 days) HKGBKK
(this prices as one fare component)
(as well, I would prefer to connect, in the meantime, while this is an option, in Japan to get the 763 instead of the 77P.)
Equally, I can still book
AC 221 L YVRYYC
AC 9 L YYCNRT +1
TG 677 V NRTBKK
pricing as one fare component.
They will not ticket this as there are no UA flights, thus, UA cannot be plating carrier!
Last edited by AA_EXP09; Nov 28, 2015 at 9:57 pm
Nov 28, 2015, 10:40 pm
#834
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: YYC
Programs: Aeroplan SE 100 IHG Plat Amb Nexus
Posts: 667
You are right. I should read the details more carefully, I'm sure it will still lead to some confusion as there are 014 tickets (one PRN) with segments which are non *A. Its frustrating that sometimes *A flights are not available on AC site while non *A options are offered.
Nov 28, 2015, 10:42 pm
#835
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: *G^2, Bonvoyed, NEXUS
Posts: 3,515
Originally Posted by AA_EXP09
OK, can you get UA to sell me YVRYYZ v.v.?
They will not ticket this as there are no UA flights, thus, UA cannot be plating carrier!
Nov 29, 2015, 1:29 am
#836
Formerly known as tireman77
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 5,515
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The funny/sad thing is that we know that Ben/Ben x2 read this forum, and I would hope that they know how bad the reality is of a) what they want to try to do vs. b) what they hope to do.
Rather than hide from customers, they might try again to seek the insight from this board.
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Any insight accumulated here needs to be corroborated by other large customer groups before it has any value.
Nov 29, 2015, 2:23 am
#837
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 4,153
This has very often been a point of contention for me on this board. This board represents a tiny microcosm of the total market that is disconnected to most flyers' realty.
Any insight accumulated here needs to be corroborated by other large customer groups before it has any value.
Any insight accumulated here needs to be corroborated by other large customer groups before it has any value.
Nov 29, 2015, 3:52 am
#840
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 6,222
