Question: eUpgrade Waitlisted Question
May 24, 2016 | 5:56 pm
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eUpgrade Waitlisted Question
Good day all,
I am wondering how eUpgrades clear. As an Elite 50K member, I get 8 days before departure to upgrade to J. As such, I've waited 8 days prior to departure and was waitlisted while using my eUpgrades. I noticed the J cabin was half filled (I'm not sure about the exact R availability).
I check today (March 26 is the flight) and there are only two more J seats left...Were the remaining J seats upgraded or purchased by customers?
I am wondering how eUpgrades clear. As an Elite 50K member, I get 8 days before departure to upgrade to J. As such, I've waited 8 days prior to departure and was waitlisted while using my eUpgrades. I noticed the J cabin was half filled (I'm not sure about the exact R availability).
I check today (March 26 is the flight) and there are only two more J seats left...Were the remaining J seats upgraded or purchased by customers?
May 24, 2016 | 5:59 pm
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Good day all,
I am wondering how eUpgrades clear. As an Elite 50K member, I get 8 days before departure to upgrade to J. As such, I've waited 8 days prior to departure and was waitlisted while using my eUpgrades. I noticed the J cabin was half filled (I'm not sure about the exact R availability).
I check today (March 26 is the flight) and there are only two more J seats left...Were the remaining J seats upgraded or purchased by customers?
I am wondering how eUpgrades clear. As an Elite 50K member, I get 8 days before departure to upgrade to J. As such, I've waited 8 days prior to departure and was waitlisted while using my eUpgrades. I noticed the J cabin was half filled (I'm not sure about the exact R availability).
I check today (March 26 is the flight) and there are only two more J seats left...Were the remaining J seats upgraded or purchased by customers?
You could have put in your request 10 days ahead on a flex fare as there is a promo going on. It usually is a 5 day window for E50Kers
May 24, 2016 | 6:01 pm
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Also could be that there was Z inventory but no R. So that latitude booking might have been upgraded.
May 24, 2016 | 6:30 pm
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superangrypenguin, what is the promo going on? E50k is normally 8 days before departure on Flex fare for transborder flights.
May 24, 2016 | 6:32 pm
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Crap. My bad. I dropped from a E75K (which was 10 days) to a E50K this year. You're right, it's 8 days for a E50K.
http://www.aircanada.com/en/offers/a...ade_offer.html
May 24, 2016 | 6:52 pm
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I'm not familiar with upgrades with Z availability. Does availability in Z mean all latitude tickets get a free upgrade?
May 24, 2016 | 6:54 pm
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If you can't upgrade (and confirm it), and someone with a Latitude fare books a ticket and does an upgrade, then J inventory would drop.
May 24, 2016 | 6:56 pm
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Flex/lowest PE requires R. Latitude, flexible PE requires either Z or P.
May 24, 2016 | 9:24 pm
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If you post your flight details, someone here can check EF for you to see how the loads look.
May 25, 2016 | 6:39 am
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Good day all,
I am wondering how eUpgrades clear. As an Elite 50K member, I get 8 days before departure to upgrade to J. As such, I've waited 8 days prior to departure and was waitlisted while using my eUpgrades. I noticed the J cabin was half filled (I'm not sure about the exact R availability).
I check today (March 26 is the flight) and there are only two more J seats left...Were the remaining J seats upgraded or purchased by customers?
I am wondering how eUpgrades clear. As an Elite 50K member, I get 8 days before departure to upgrade to J. As such, I've waited 8 days prior to departure and was waitlisted while using my eUpgrades. I noticed the J cabin was half filled (I'm not sure about the exact R availability).
I check today (March 26 is the flight) and there are only two more J seats left...Were the remaining J seats upgraded or purchased by customers?
May 25, 2016 | 9:42 am
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I was checking the seat map, but J seats should be assigned nevertheless.
If you don't mind, I'm flying YVR to YYZ on AC1136 for May 26, 2016 departure and would appreciate R availability. Thanks!
If you don't mind, I'm flying YVR to YYZ on AC1136 for May 26, 2016 departure and would appreciate R availability. Thanks!
May 25, 2016 | 9:48 am
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May 25, 2016 | 10:12 am
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Thanks! Any chance my waitlist will clear at the gate with the 3 remaining J seats?
Unfortunately, I'm pretty much stuck as I'm flying inbound from SEA via AC8090. However, that flight is fully booked and my family members doesn't have a seat (Tango fare for them)
Unfortunately, I'm pretty much stuck as I'm flying inbound from SEA via AC8090. However, that flight is fully booked and my family members doesn't have a seat (Tango fare for them)
May 25, 2016 | 11:26 am
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Yes, there is "any chance", but as an E50K, it's unlikely.
