canadiancow

Just book YYZ-YUL online and call to change it to a mini rtw for free.

Bonaventure

This must have been raised in the thread but couldn't find it - does the aeroplan fee waiver for SE apply to all bookings from the SE's AP account, even if it is not the SE travelling?

capedreamer

24left

World's biggest airlines racked up $35B in ancillary revenue from things like bag fees last year

Air Canada among 10 best collectors of additional revenue in global airline ranking

CBC News · Posted: Jul 24, 2019 12:34 PM ET Last Updated: 42 minutes ago


QUOTES (re Air Canada):


"Canada's biggest airline, Air Canada, ranked tenth on the list, taking in $1,452,733,488 in ancillary revenue last year. But that figure isn't just nickel-and dime fees that fliers pay directly for things like checked bags, fuel surcharges and other irritants.

Loyalty Programs

Like many airlines, Air Canada participates in a loyalty program, Aeroplan. Those plans make money for airlines because the programs effectively buy tickets from the airlines in exchange for seats, and then resell those seats to credit card partners and retailers who offer those seats as consumer enticements.

.....
Air Canada, meanwhile, booked more than half a billion dollars from Aeroplan, but that works out to roughly $11.22 per passenger.

Considering the amount of loyalty program money Air Canada seems to have left on the table, it's no wonder that the airline recently bought out Aeroplan from the company that owned it, and announced plans to revamp it into something entirely Air Canada-specific soon."


Full article
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air...enue-1.5223012

Bohemian1

I notice that this article makes reference to QF that generates a fairly high add-on revenue per pax from their affinity credit cards.

While it may be a matter of market dominance, or simply too many CC options up here, I doubt AC has quite the same degree of penetration for their affinity cards.

jdj84

Super Elite's watch out... when you cancel a reservation, it now goes into a queue to be refunded, and can apparently now take 2-3 weeks to receive your miles back.

SomePeople

So we're losing our status in the new program ?
I've just received my requalification email and it says it stays until new program is launched.

canadiancow

Technically speaking, some of the benefits and requirements may change, so there could be slight differences that they don't want to commit to 19 months before your new status will expire.

But no, you won't lose your status.

However, may I request you post the contents of the email (obviously with any personal information removed), since I don't think we've seen this yet.

SomePeople

On Imgur : i.imgur.com/2Ebe7vg.jpg

(new account can't post link directly)

The message is kinda clear that we will lose it once the new program kicks in next year.

canadiancow

Edited to embed image:
This is talking about Aeroplan status (Silver/Black/Diamond), which we all knew would be going away. Altitude status will remain mostly unchanged, and will persist through the new program.

WaytoomuchEurope

I'm sure I've been doing it wrong, but I don't know that I've ever gotten a single benefit out of my AE Diamond status.

I re-qual'd a couple months ago and didn't receive any email though. Strange.

canadiancow

Change fee reductions were the only benefit I used.

Stranger

Bohemian1

Agreed. That's about it. Nothing to go too crazy over.

As evidence, I haven't seen too many people wandering onto AC flights wearing "I'm Diamond and You're Not!" t-shirts.

kenlor

When I re-qualified as AE Diamond a few moments ago I got this email. It refers to "later in 2020"...