Apr 20, 2016, 6:44 pm
AQD Not Posting for 2016 Flights
Jan 4, 2016, 9:27 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: YXU
Programs: AC SE100K, National E/E, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond, MB, Avis PC
Posts: 968
The sky is definitely not falling, but I think there are many people who are waiting for data in order to make adjustments to their travel. If they are upset, it's fully understandable.
Jan 4, 2016, 9:31 am
#17
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
+1
Jan 4, 2016, 9:36 am
#18
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,237
the terms stating paid fare less 'taxes' is worthless since all airlines ( especially AC ) defines what is a 'tax' with some sort special guide only they have.
Jan 4, 2016, 9:38 am
#19
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: YOW, LHR, SIN
Programs: AC-SE, EK-G, GF-G
Posts: 674
I completely agree with you! If AC and/or AE cannot handle this, then they should postpone it until they are fully capable to provide accurate and timely information on AQD.
Also, spending $20K per year for AC is significant for many of us. We need to know how much to budget, and ideally AC should have informed us of this decision one year in advance.
Consequently, I think AC should postpone implementing AQD until 2017.
Jan 4, 2016, 9:54 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: OGG, YYC
Programs: AA, AC
Posts: 3,697
+1
I completely agree with you! If AC and/or AE cannot handle this, then they should postpone it until they are fully capable to provide accurate and timely information on AQD.
Also, spending $20K per year for AC is significant for many of us. We need to know how much to budget, and ideally AC should have informed us of this decision one year in advance.
Consequently, I think AC should postpone implementing AQD until 2017.
I completely agree with you! If AC and/or AE cannot handle this, then they should postpone it until they are fully capable to provide accurate and timely information on AQD.
Also, spending $20K per year for AC is significant for many of us. We need to know how much to budget, and ideally AC should have informed us of this decision one year in advance.
Consequently, I think AC should postpone implementing AQD until 2017.
Jan 4, 2016, 10:00 am
#21
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, NH, DL, AA, BA, Global Entry/Nexus, APEC..
Posts: 18,877
"an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; "a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects"
Jan 4, 2016, 10:00 am
#22
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Canada
Programs: AC SE 2MM, HH Dd, SPG; IC Pl/A; AA; DL
Posts: 14,321
Jan 4, 2016, 11:00 am
#26
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Southern Alberta
Posts: 20,550
A system bolted on top of the existing AQM/AQS system would be an improvement !
Jan 4, 2016, 11:55 am
#28
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SE, FOTSG Platinum
Posts: 5,727
I mean, yeah, we'd all be happier if AC's systems provided the quality and reliability we've come to expect from IT juggernauts like Domino's Pizza, but 72 hours is faster than AC flights often post, period.
There's just no way that AQD isn't being calculated by a new, bolt-on system running independent of the existing AQM and AQS calculations, so it's not terribly surprising that the calculations aren't simultaneous.
...and all of this aside, nobody rational is making critical strategic decisions based on one data point from the fourth day of the year.
Call this what it is. Everyone's been upset and unsure of what AQD will mean ever since it was announced, and you're desperate for any data points to reassure you that you'll still get something from AC next year.
...but it's January 4th, so, yeah, breathe deep and wait a few days. If it's still a thing next week I'll hand out the pitchforks and torches right alongside.
Jan 4, 2016, 12:17 pm
#30
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: YEG
Programs: AC Lifetime SE100K, 3MM, SPG Lifetime Plat, Hertz PC, National Executive Elite
Posts: 2,901
The sky is falling! We're doomed. DOOMED!
Seriously, I'm baffled by this board's seeming ability to predict that AC IT will screw something up, then immediately react with shock and dismay when that's exactly what happens.
As Ken points out, nobody needs to do anything with their AQDs for a few more minutes. It's almost certainly a new tracking system bolted on top of the existing AQM/AQS system, that processes each flight separately, but more importantly, it's been a few hours.
We all knew AC IT was going to struggle with this; as the old Southern saying goes, "you don't blame a dog for barking".
Seriously, I'm baffled by this board's seeming ability to predict that AC IT will screw something up, then immediately react with shock and dismay when that's exactly what happens.
As Ken points out, nobody needs to do anything with their AQDs for a few more minutes. It's almost certainly a new tracking system bolted on top of the existing AQM/AQS system, that processes each flight separately, but more importantly, it's been a few hours.
We all knew AC IT was going to struggle with this; as the old Southern saying goes, "you don't blame a dog for barking".