Bids are processed a few days out.

Should they fill the cabin 3 days out, making it impossible to buy a seat?

Obviously this is speculation on my part, but they don't want to create the expectation among FFs that they can hold out and get a J seat more cheaply through bidding rather than buying a confirmed ticket. That would reduce revenue in the long-term.

A smart algorithm would change the minimum bid based on the traveller's profile (i.e. offer that seat in a wide-open cabin to a first-time AC flyer to give them a "taste" and maybe interest them in more expensive J purchases later on).

If AC accepts minimum bids all the time, it sets an expectation that all you need to do is to bid minimum. By rejecting the minimum most of the time, they can artificially entice people to bid higher.

Hilarious... http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/03...ushpmg00000067

But who is going to bid if the confirmed seats are cheaper?

YYC-YYZ min. bid $400 on X fare class. Accepted 96 hours out. I didn't think that would happen.

ROTFLMAO

Air Canada has auction fever

This Hour Has 22 Minutes - March 28, 2017



MODS - we need a Comedy thread

Still laughing. I assume the GAs doing the auction have performance targets and benchmarks to meet. :) thanks for posting.

That was probably the funniest thing I have seen from CBC in years.

Hahahaha wow that video was hilarious. "Baby on board, baby on board " 😂😂😂😂😂

Thanks for sharing

ROFL reminds me of the "deal or no deal air canada" one. If we're all going to hate AC, at least we should hate AC funnily :D :D :D :D

"...does not recline- hurt his spine"...Hilarious!

Refunds for preferred seats on BidUp
 

Should AC automatically be refunding a preferred seat when a bid is won, or do I have to call?

Am I missing something or is there no reference to AQD in the AC FAQ or thread?

Does anyone know if confirmed bid payments count toward AQD (like eUpgrade add-ons do)?

They do not count for AQD, they are treated like LMUs