Sep 9, 2016, 9:35 pm
Last edit by: jaysona
Update: 14-Jan 2016, 00:50
The old website is in the process of being "retired"
Leaving the below here for now for the sake of posterity and reference.
Most of the old website URLs now redirect to the new "beta" website.
The old website is in the process of being "retired"
Leaving the below here for now for the sake of posterity and reference.
Accessing the "old" website.
At the moment (09-Sep-2016) accessing the old and functional website is still possible.
The procedure to access the old website requires a few steps.
1. Clear all aircanada.com related cookies and browser cache.
2. Go to this URL. https://www.aircanada.com/en/go-beta.html
3. Click on book travel Button at the top left of the screen.
Alternatively for some clicking on one the following links will work for some as well.
https://www.aircanada.com/aco/flights.do or;
https://www.aircanada.com/en/home.ht...ialSignon=true
"A digital transformation underway at Air Canada is reshaping the customer experience in almost every way"
At the moment (09-Sep-2016) accessing the old and functional website is still possible.
The procedure to access the old website requires a few steps.
1. Clear all aircanada.com related cookies and browser cache.
2. Go to this URL. https://www.aircanada.com/en/go-beta.html
3. Click on book travel Button at the top left of the screen.
Alternatively for some clicking on one the following links will work for some as well.
https://www.aircanada.com/aco/flights.do or;
https://www.aircanada.com/en/home.ht...ialSignon=true
"A digital transformation underway at Air Canada is reshaping the customer experience in almost every way"
New Air Canada Website!
May 19, 2016, 3:45 pm
#346
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This is a thoughtful feature. Avoids the need to buy and refund-if-not-happy-with-seat-selection-cost.
It worked for me, got to payment screen for a YVR-YYZ test. I guess this means only one CC charge instead of two.
I never would have noticed this as, either I had SE status, or Latitude and Business include complimentary seat selection. But I think this is a welcomed change.
It worked for me, got to payment screen for a YVR-YYZ test. I guess this means only one CC charge instead of two.
I never would have noticed this as, either I had SE status, or Latitude and Business include complimentary seat selection. But I think this is a welcomed change.
On the minus side, the "flexible dates" matrix now only shows economy fares. I haven't found a way to force it to switch to PE/J fares as in the old website. I already sent feedback on this.
May 19, 2016, 5:23 pm
#347
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What is missing however is bolding the cheapest flight price.
This is using Firefox on fedora23.
May 19, 2016, 5:43 pm
#348
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And wow, I can't believe how cheap AC flights are. YVR-LHR rt economy in my mind is a $5k ticket.
May 19, 2016, 5:46 pm
#349
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I guess I should read the whole thread before replying... I was testing with Chrome whatever version, Windows.
May 19, 2016, 5:53 pm
#350
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I just sent another feedback form to report that when visualizing a booking with one segment upgraded and another not upgraded, both segments are displayed as upgraded (but the booking classes are correct). Let's see if they fix that one.
May 19, 2016, 6:18 pm
#351
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No, it was just added. I guess they read the feedback.
I just sent another feedback form to report that when visualizing a booking with one segment upgraded and another not upgraded, both segments are displayed as upgraded (but the booking classes are correct). Let's see if they fix that one.
I just sent another feedback form to report that when visualizing a booking with one segment upgraded and another not upgraded, both segments are displayed as upgraded (but the booking classes are correct). Let's see if they fix that one.
May 19, 2016, 6:21 pm
#352
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Makes sense.
They have had issues like that forever. Not just about upgrades but legs on other airlines that are not in J showing "business class A" when A on that airline is economy. Or Business class Y. They never bothered correcting.
I just sent another feedback form to report that when visualizing a booking with one segment upgraded and another not upgraded, both segments are displayed as upgraded (but the booking classes are correct). Let's see if they fix that one.
May 19, 2016, 6:38 pm
#353
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No, it was just added. I guess they read the feedback.
I just sent another feedback form to report that when visualizing a booking with one segment upgraded and another not upgraded, both segments are displayed as upgraded (but the booking classes are correct). Let's see if they fix that one.
I just sent another feedback form to report that when visualizing a booking with one segment upgraded and another not upgraded, both segments are displayed as upgraded (but the booking classes are correct). Let's see if they fix that one.
I'm sure these are UI issues; it doesn't feel like they're making substantial changes in actual function. Moving the seat selection to pre-checkout was possibly troublesome, but they did it.
May 19, 2016, 6:45 pm
#354
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Yes, but in this case the booking is properly displayed on the non-beta site.
May 22, 2016, 12:04 pm
#358
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May 22, 2016, 12:10 pm
#359
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There are seat map issues as well. If you have a multi-segment flight that includes one in a Y-only cabin (Q400), and look at the seat map for economy cabin of that Q400 flight after taking a look at the J cabin of the following flight, you still get the J cabin displayed
May 22, 2016, 12:14 pm
#360
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