Air Canada Throwback Thursday
Oct 31, 2020, 2:09 pm
#151
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Ahh those were golden. I always saved them for aspirational trips, which I didn't end up taking. I think I only ever used one, on PVG-YVR, My first experience in international business class (xm'd 767, it was a great flight). Thanks to FT I learned how to get higher priority on the list, and I was the last one to clear.
Now you piqued my interest.
I vaguely remember something about higher upgrade priority for connecting pax whose upgrade had already cleared on the previous flight (e.g. a pax who had upgraded YYZ-YVR would have higher priority on the YVR-HKG leg vs. a pax starting in YVR, everything else being equal). But I can't remember any way to increase one's upgrade priority when departing from outstations?
Oct 31, 2020, 4:28 pm
#152
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Now you piqued my interest.
I vaguely remember something about higher upgrade priority for connecting pax whose upgrade had already cleared on the previous flight (e.g. a pax who had upgraded YYZ-YVR would have higher priority on the YVR-HKG leg vs. a pax starting in YVR, everything else being equal). But I can't remember any way to increase one's upgrade priority when departing from outstations?
I vaguely remember something about higher upgrade priority for connecting pax whose upgrade had already cleared on the previous flight (e.g. a pax who had upgraded YYZ-YVR would have higher priority on the YVR-HKG leg vs. a pax starting in YVR, everything else being equal). But I can't remember any way to increase one's upgrade priority when departing from outstations?
Oct 31, 2020, 4:37 pm
#153
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(If check-in time was the tie breaker, presumaby request time was irreevant?)
I only had a few years of experience dealing with SWUs/SSWUs, but various data points did suggest that the system was more complex than that.
Pasta
Oct 31, 2020, 9:57 pm
#155
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Oct 31, 2020, 11:03 pm
#156
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Maybe you were on that other airline?
The only article I could find is behind a paywall.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle20429842/
The only article I could find is behind a paywall.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle20429842/
Nov 1, 2020, 8:00 pm
#157
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When Air Canada Leased two A340-500 From Brazil
This was at the YVR Air Canada Hangar. Super nice plane with big comfy Business Class seats
Nov 2, 2020, 9:05 am
#160
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I flew both of them, mostly driven by price and somewhat by schedule. But definitely flew both of them in 2003-05. Maybe I had just already learned that airplane food was terrible and did my own thing for meals.
AC actually owned those 345s and, after deciding they didn't want them, leased them to TAM.
AC actually owned those 345s and, after deciding they didn't want them, leased them to TAM.
Nov 2, 2020, 10:47 am
#161
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I am picturing yyznomad 's living room (or maybe WC) walls using all of these old upgrade certificates for wallpaper.
While I recall what they looked like, I have none left and always burned through mine pretty fast. Even with the occasional 're-use' opportunity. I do not miss those days.
While I recall what they looked like, I have none left and always burned through mine pretty fast. Even with the occasional 're-use' opportunity. I do not miss those days.
Nov 2, 2020, 12:40 pm
#162
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Nov 4, 2020, 8:09 am
#163
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Since Wardair eventually ended up under the AC umbrellla....
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north...uary-1.5788258
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north...uary-1.5788258