The Australia Flight Pass is here!
May 17, 2016, 12:39 pm
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The Australia Flight Pass is here!
Got an email about a promo flight pass to Australia and haven't seen a post here about it.
2 passenger, 6 credit, Flex/Lat/PE/Business, 6-month (extendable,) various prices. $12k for a 6-credit Latitude pass from Eastern Canada seems like a pretty good deal.
2 passenger, 6 credit, Flex/Lat/PE/Business, 6-month (extendable,) various prices. $12k for a 6-credit Latitude pass from Eastern Canada seems like a pretty good deal.
May 17, 2016, 1:02 pm
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1 One flight credit is equivalent to a one-way trip per person, including connecting flights.
2 Air Canada flight service to Brisbane begins on June 1st, 2016.
3 Flight credit bookings using the Western Canada to Australia or Eastern Canada to Australia 6-credit Flight Pass in Flex are subject to the availability of Flex H booking class only. On Air Canada’s International routes, the Flex fare is composed of the following booking classes, listed from the smallest inventory to the highest inventory: V, Q, H, U and M.
4 Flight credit bookings using the Western Canada to Australia or Eastern Canada to Australia 6-credit Flight Pass in Business Class (lowest) are subject to the availability of Business Class (lowest) D booking class only. On Air Canada’s International routes, the Business Class (lowest) fare is composed of the following booking classes, listed from the smallest inventory to the highest inventory: P, Z, D and C.
5 The Australia Flight Pass is valid for 6 months from the moment of purchase. Option of a 3-month extension for the following fee, plus applicable taxes, depending on the fare purchased: $250 CAD fee for Flex, $300 CAD fee for Latitude, $350 CAD fee for Premium Economy or $400 CAD fee for Business Class (lowest). This fee is subject to change and will be assessed at time of Flight Pass extension.
6 Advertised price is for 6 flight credits. Prices include all taxes (including GST, where applicable), fees and surcharges and vary according to selected travel zone. Pricing is subject to change at any time. The purchase of a Flight Pass is contingent on an Aeroplan membership.
7 Altitude Qualifying Miles (AQM) or Altitude Qualifying Segments (AQS), combined with the number of Altitude Qualifying Dollars (AQD) earned will determine your Altitude status. To learn more about Altitude visit altitude.aircanada.com
May 17, 2016, 1:05 pm
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This pass offering is interesting as it seems AC is confident there will be enough traffic on the routes for some people to prefer a pass.
Screen shots for East and West (for those who like the visual element)
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Screen shots for East and West (for those who like the visual element)
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May 17, 2016, 3:59 pm
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Given that PE is more expensive than Latitude, one would expect/presume that it is PE flexible.
The Latitude fare is priced at typical Flex round trip - a good deal if you are gonig to OZ a few times.
The Latitude fare is priced at typical Flex round trip - a good deal if you are gonig to OZ a few times.
May 17, 2016, 9:29 pm
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I guess it's good for those wanting to fly AC or to purchase fairly last minute. I just cannot imagine paying these prices to simply fly to Oz.
I have a home in Oz and fly back and forth every few months. My family lives in Perth, Western Australia. From Calgary or Edmonton to Perth I never pay over $2K return. For example I just flew my niece over here to spend time with my family here whilst we deal with being evacuated from Fort McMurray and I paid $1350 return (PER/YEG/PER) on China Southern in Y. She flew on the 787 and said the service was super. (Although she did say it was not nearly as good as Singapore Airlines hehehe - perhaps she's becoming an airline snob like me). I booked her $1350 ticket only 5 days before she came over so the price was right.
Just wanting to give a comparison to the AC flight passes - and I do understand there are other benefits involved on the flight passes.
Cheers!
I have a home in Oz and fly back and forth every few months. My family lives in Perth, Western Australia. From Calgary or Edmonton to Perth I never pay over $2K return. For example I just flew my niece over here to spend time with my family here whilst we deal with being evacuated from Fort McMurray and I paid $1350 return (PER/YEG/PER) on China Southern in Y. She flew on the 787 and said the service was super. (Although she did say it was not nearly as good as Singapore Airlines hehehe - perhaps she's becoming an airline snob like me). I booked her $1350 ticket only 5 days before she came over so the price was right.
Just wanting to give a comparison to the AC flight passes - and I do understand there are other benefits involved on the flight passes.
Cheers!
May 18, 2016, 12:22 am
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I guess it's good for those wanting to fly AC or to purchase fairly last minute. I just cannot imagine paying these prices to simply fly to Oz.
I have a home in Oz and fly back and forth every few months. My family lives in Perth, Western Australia. From Calgary or Edmonton to Perth I never pay over $2K return. For example I just flew my niece over here to spend time with my family here whilst we deal with being evacuated from Fort McMurray and I paid $1350 return (PER/YEG/PER) on China Southern in Y. She flew on the 787 and said the service was super. (Although she did say it was not nearly as good as Singapore Airlines hehehe - perhaps she's becoming an airline snob like me). I booked her $1350 ticket only 5 days before she came over so the price was right.
Just wanting to give a comparison to the AC flight passes - and I do understand there are other benefits involved on the flight passes.
Cheers!
I have a home in Oz and fly back and forth every few months. My family lives in Perth, Western Australia. From Calgary or Edmonton to Perth I never pay over $2K return. For example I just flew my niece over here to spend time with my family here whilst we deal with being evacuated from Fort McMurray and I paid $1350 return (PER/YEG/PER) on China Southern in Y. She flew on the 787 and said the service was super. (Although she did say it was not nearly as good as Singapore Airlines hehehe - perhaps she's becoming an airline snob like me). I booked her $1350 ticket only 5 days before she came over so the price was right.
Just wanting to give a comparison to the AC flight passes - and I do understand there are other benefits involved on the flight passes.
Cheers!
I think the longest flight from a FP booking where I've sat in Y was SFO-YVR on a SFO-YVR-YYZ booking.
