Erome

Hey all,

I have a handful of eMCO's from volunteering to bump on flights. I've got a couple for $800, a couple for $400 and a couple for $200.

They start expiring in a few months and I haven't had a chance to use them. I'm ideally saving them up for affording a PE or even a low Bus Class ticket for my parents when they go to Australia in November. However they haven't made their plans yet, so they can't book tickets yet. Plus I may even do this by Aeroplan instead so the eMCO may be negligible anyways...

Anyways, the question I have is- is there a good, reliable method for extending the credit of the eMCOs?

For example- could I book a latitude ticket (in mine or my parents name) for down the road, then refund it later? How does the refund work if the original ticket price is on eMCO?

Also has anyone ever combined eMCOs before, i.e use 3 $800 ones for a $2400 ticket somewhere?

What are people's thoughts and advice?

Thanks!

Jasper2009

Unless the rules have recently changed, I believe a maximum of three MCOs can be applied towards a single ticket.

Don't you have any flights during the last 6-9 months you could apply the MCOs to? (i.e. any flights booked and completed between receiving the MCO and today)

flyquiet

That's what I did. Redeemed them against flights I had completed. That's the best way to convert them back to cash.

Erome

I fly on company dollar, so I don't really feel like using my personal eMCO's to reimburse the company.

songsc

Do you need AE miles or any other *A FFP miles? If so consider booking yourself a mileage run in J or PY over the weekends.

Adam Smith

How do your work flights get charged - are they on a personal credit card, such that you've already been reimbursed for the full cost of the flights and a refund would just be a credit towards your own expenses?

Another thought - are eMCOs transferrable?

Jasper2009

Yes, though the process can be somewhat tiresome.

flyquiet

I don't understand how that reimburses the company. You submit the completed flight information and the eMCO and they send you a cheque.
In my case, I purchased the subsequent tickets, but am pretty sure I got a cheque when I sent the paperwork in.

hydrogen

Why's that? Aren't they just applied at time of booking via Reservations?

Adam Smith

Well, if an eMCO could be transferred, perhaps someone would exchange cash for an eMCO, if that's permissible?

Jasper2009

Interesting. Whenever I've submitted an eMCO after travel, the amount was credited back to the credit card used to purchase the ticket (i.e. presumably a company credit card in the OP's case)

Adam Smith

Ooh, if AC just sends a cheque rather than a refund to the original form of payment, that seems like the winning strategy here.

Jasper2009

It's been a while, but IIRC there were some forms to be filled out and faxed/mailed to AC when transferring the MCOs to someone else. I just remember that the process was sufficiently tiresome that I didn't go through with it.

Erome

Hmm that seems interesting, but seems conflicting info.

I pay for my flights on a company visa, so I don't want my eMCO to be credited back to the original flight

If I recall what I read on AC's eMCO page, it said it would credit to original payment method.

Erome

Hmm, found this:

Ticket purchases:

For ticket purchases, you can use up to two (2) eCoupons provided that the total cost of the ticket purchase is covered fully by both eCoupons.

and


Redeem your e-MCO online:

Once travel has been completed, fill out our Ticket Refund Application FormOpens in New WindowExternal site which may not meet accessibility guidelines..

The refund will be processed to the original form of payment of the ticket.
Please allow ten (10) business days for your request to be processed.