Met along the way; travel encounters with other Air Canada forum members
Oct 11, 2018, 12:51 pm
#182
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: YUL
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Oct 12, 2018, 1:21 pm
#184
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE100K, Bonvoy Platinum Elite, IHG Gold, Hertz 5*
Posts: 2,132
Here’s a question...how do you people find each other? I assume with the number of flights I take that I must be on planes with FT people but how would I know?
Oct 12, 2018, 1:30 pm
#185
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: YYZ
Programs: FOTSG Tangerine Ex E35k (AC)
Posts: 5,612
I now have a yellow FT tag thanks to @yyznomad. I'd also recognize about a dozen people if I saw them from the Dos I've been do
(And yes I've probably met more than a dozen people face to face but unless we spent significant time talking or have met at multiple Dos I may not recall you as I have a terrible memory for faces!)
There are also a number of photos of various people in various threads here
Oct 12, 2018, 1:31 pm
#186
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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Some of us have met at Do's and thus would recognize familiar faces, others have met in lounges and on planes. This year, I've flown with FTers sitting right nearby and we only discovered this later, on FT. I don't think most people would post publicly of their upcoming flights, unless related to a Do or similar, eg. the recent YQB.
Oct 12, 2018, 3:29 pm
#187
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
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I now have a yellow FT tag thanks to @yyznomad. I'd also recognize about a dozen people if I saw them from the Dos I've been do
(And yes I've probably met more than a dozen people face to face but unless we spent significant time talking or have met at multiple Dos I may not recall you as I have a terrible memory for faces!)
There are also a number of photos of various people in various threads here
Some of us have met at Do's and thus would recognize familiar faces, others have met in lounges and on planes. This year, I've flown with FTers sitting right nearby and we only discovered this later, on FT. I don't think most people would post publicly of their upcoming flights, unless related to a Do or similar, eg. the recent YQB.
Over the years I've bumped into, unannounced, unplanned, etc. to various FTers at several airports and lounges across the globe... this happened often when I was doing weekly TATL and TPAC trips in addition to thrice-weekly transcons for a period of six years.
Oct 12, 2018, 3:58 pm
#188
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: YEG
Programs: AC Lifetime SE100K, 3MM, SPG Lifetime Plat, Hertz PC, National Executive Elite
Posts: 2,901
Oct 12, 2018, 7:38 pm
#191
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Oct 12, 2018, 8:00 pm
#192
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
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Posts: 4,422
I have the yellow tag on my backpack too. However the only flyertalk merchandise currently available for purchase is a lapel pin. Go to My Flyertalk above and click on Flyertalk Merchandise
Oct 14, 2018, 8:48 am
#193
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: YUL
Programs: AC SEMM, NEXUS
Posts: 858
Yes, unbeatable value from our friends at LX and while the inflight experience in J can sometimes be hit-and-miss, we really lucked out this time with a great crew. ^
Nov 5, 2018, 3:33 pm
#195
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