Earn Your Wings 2016
Jul 13, 2016, 4:42 pm
#841
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: USA
Programs: AC SE100K, F9 100k, NK Gold, UA *S, Hyatt Glob, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 5,195
Well, being in first place/rank/position was fun while it lasted! Now I have to sit and watch my position keep dropping.
It stinks to be flying AC on tickets bought before the promo...despite sitting in 1A on a 789 longhaul for the 4th time this week.
It stinks to be flying AC on tickets bought before the promo...despite sitting in 1A on a 789 longhaul for the 4th time this week.
Jul 13, 2016, 5:03 pm
#842
Join Date: May 2013
Location: YYT/YYC/TPE
Programs: AC SE, UA, National Exec Elite, Nexus, GE
Posts: 1,810
Jul 13, 2016, 5:10 pm
#843
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,331
I still want to know who the guy is who asked me if I was canadiancow in the YOW MLL bathroom.
Jul 13, 2016, 5:33 pm
#845
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*G) WS Gold | SPG/Fairmont Plat Hilton/Hyatt Diamond Marriott Silver | National Exec Elite
Posts: 19,284
Jul 13, 2016, 8:24 pm
#846
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: YYZ
Programs: UA1K2MM ACMME50 SQPPS HHDiamond Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 4,391
Looks like they decided to skip over flights from June 27 to July 4 inclusive. Those following yyzprincess' suggestion on cancelling bookings will now need to fly them as they likely won't know where they truly stand until after the contest is over and the missing flights finally post.
AC IT never ceases to amaze! This is good for Air Canada though, as they just used an IT glitch to defeat a potential strategic move from the players.
AC IT never ceases to amaze! This is good for Air Canada though, as they just used an IT glitch to defeat a potential strategic move from the players.
In EYW#4 Thread my post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23517976-post83.html
I posted AC like to pick up pennies & let the dollars go out through the door.
AC could make a killing with EYW if they did it creatively.
2.First Tango fares should not be eligible. .
Lowest should be Flex. Yes with Tango they have more participants does not
mean healthier bottomline.
Look @ other carriers United for example. Any Promo no bucket fares eligible. Participants fall over each other to take advantage of the promos. United is laughing all the way to the bank with fist full of dollar bills not bags of pennies
EWY#5 No Tango.
EWY#6 : No cancelling of bookings
Jul 13, 2016, 8:49 pm
#847
Join Date: May 2013
Location: YYT/YYC/TPE
Programs: AC SE, UA, National Exec Elite, Nexus, GE
Posts: 1,810
I guess AC did not want lose revenue if participants followed my strategy.
In EYW#4 Thread my post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23517976-post83.html
I posted AC like to pick up pennies & let the dollars go out through the door.
AC could make a killing with EYW if they did it creatively.
2.First Tango fares should not be eligible. .
Lowest should be Flex. Yes with Tango they have more participants does not
mean healthier bottomline.
Look @ other carriers United for example. Any Promo no bucket fares eligible. Participants fall over each other to take advantage of the promos. United is laughing all the way to the bank with fist full of dollar bills not bags of pennies
EWY#5 No Tango.
EWY#6 : No cancelling of bookings
In EYW#4 Thread my post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23517976-post83.html
I posted AC like to pick up pennies & let the dollars go out through the door.
AC could make a killing with EYW if they did it creatively.
2.First Tango fares should not be eligible. .
Lowest should be Flex. Yes with Tango they have more participants does not
mean healthier bottomline.
Look @ other carriers United for example. Any Promo no bucket fares eligible. Participants fall over each other to take advantage of the promos. United is laughing all the way to the bank with fist full of dollar bills not bags of pennies
EWY#5 No Tango.
EWY#6 : No cancelling of bookings
Jul 13, 2016, 10:41 pm
#848
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: USA
Programs: AC SE100K, F9 100k, NK Gold, UA *S, Hyatt Glob, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 5,195
Somehow he had managed to get me a Boarding Pass for my ELEVEN segments spanning two full days of travel...and which had a 7hr overnight at YQT. The east-coast lounges have only been able to check me in for segmemts leaving in T-12 or less. Or, if I alreary checked in online, T-24 or less.
Last edited by expert7700; Jul 13, 2016 at 10:59 pm
Jul 13, 2016, 10:57 pm
#849
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE, Marriott - Titanium
Posts: 324
I had one segment that was booked prior to the EYW deadline on a Tango fare(Business Travel). Air Canada did not reply back regarding my question on paying the difference from Tango to Flex on a later date and would it still be eligible for EYW. I took the $80 gamble today.
We will see if my YEG-YVR for tomorrow will count towards EYW.
We will see if my YEG-YVR for tomorrow will count towards EYW.
Jul 14, 2016, 7:08 am
#850
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, MNL, WAW
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Lifetime Plat, (now an AC nobody)
Posts: 1,978
Thanks for rubbing it in.
Jul 14, 2016, 7:21 am
#851
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Canada
Programs: AC SE100k, Marriott Titanium Elite, Accor Platinum, National Executive Elite
Posts: 349
Was hoping 30th place would be around 50k wings, but looks like it will be much higher. A lot of people doing July segment runs. 3 weeks of points yet to be entered.
Jul 14, 2016, 6:52 pm
#855
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,331
Has anyone's cabin badges showed up? The_Phoenix and I should have 5 Rest Up badges so far, but we have none.
I see grandbend has 1, so clearly they are posting, but you'd think that would be much simpler to do than counting how many prairie badges I've earned.
P class YOW-YYZ. One badge. Done.
I see grandbend has 1, so clearly they are posting, but you'd think that would be much simpler to do than counting how many prairie badges I've earned.
P class YOW-YYZ. One badge. Done.