2017 Benefits Year - eUpgrade Expiration in Feb 2019
Oct 27, 2017, 5:56 am
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2017 Benefits Year - eUpgrade Expiration in Feb 2019
One upgrade expiry dates, I did find this on the Air Canada eupgrade site: "
- All credits are valid through the Altitude benefit year, unless otherwise specified on your eUpgrade account. The 2017 benefit year runs to February 28th, 2018. Furthermore, all credits earned on or after November 1st, 2017 will be valid until February 28th, 2019."
Oct 27, 2017, 5:59 am
#2
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Okay, I would agree to select 35% in Bundle 1 as you have 2 long trips coming up before Dec 31st.
But in Bundle 2, I would select the eUpg and I would confirm your E35K selection on Nov 1st. This will then before your Oct 30 flights posting on Friday Nov 3rd and hence you will for sure get your 35% bonus. And there is a chance that these eUpg will expire in 2019 as they deposit to your account after Nov 1st. Nobody knows whether it is Nov 1st or not this year, hence the word "chance" in my statement.
But in Bundle 2, I would select the eUpg and I would confirm your E35K selection on Nov 1st. This will then before your Oct 30 flights posting on Friday Nov 3rd and hence you will for sure get your 35% bonus. And there is a chance that these eUpg will expire in 2019 as they deposit to your account after Nov 1st. Nobody knows whether it is Nov 1st or not this year, hence the word "chance" in my statement.
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Oct 27, 2017, 6:03 am
#3
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One upgrade expiry dates, I did find this on the Air Canada eupgrade site: "
- All credits are valid through the Altitude benefit year, unless otherwise specified on your eUpgrade account. The 2017 benefit year runs to February 28th, 2018. Furthermore, all credits earned on or after November 1st, 2017 will be valid until February 28th, 2019."
5 eUpgrades Credits
Choose this Select Privilege and eUpgrade Credits will be deposited into your aircanada.com eUpgrade account. Credits can be used on eligible flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge in order to upgrade to Business Class, Premium Economy or Premium Rouge.
eUpgrade Credits are valid through February 28, 2018.
So, I have a feeling even if selecting it after November 1st, it will still expire in Feb 2018, but I'll wait to select until November 1st, just in case.
Oct 27, 2017, 6:24 am
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One upgrade expiry dates, I did find this on the Air Canada eupgrade site: "
- All credits are valid through the Altitude benefit year, unless otherwise specified on your eUpgrade account. The 2017 benefit year runs to February 28th, 2018. Furthermore, all credits earned on or after November 1st, 2017 will be valid until February 28th, 2019."
Based on past experience (and similar AC announcement) it is the deposited date.
so getoutside, so yes, select it on Nov 1st to be 100% safe.
Oct 27, 2017, 1:32 pm
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Please note a few posts on this eUpgrade expiry topic have been split off the "Early recognition" thread and into its own thread for better visibility for members.
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Oct 27, 2017, 4:49 pm
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for those that want to know where exactly does the info Jay99 quoted, it is in the eUpgrade T&C:
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...onditions.html
It is under the "eUpgrade Credit validity period" heading.
What I am not sure is whether this info was posted recently or at the beginning of the year.
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...onditions.html
It is under the "eUpgrade Credit validity period" heading.
What I am not sure is whether this info was posted recently or at the beginning of the year.
Oct 28, 2017, 9:05 pm
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Thanks Jay99, so AC did announce it to be Nov 1st again this year.
Based on past experience (and similar AC announcement) it is the deposited date.
so getoutside, so yes, select it on Nov 1st to be 100% safe.
Based on past experience (and similar AC announcement) it is the deposited date.
so getoutside, so yes, select it on Nov 1st to be 100% safe.
Oct 28, 2017, 10:14 pm
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Nov 1, 2017, 7:31 am
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Nov 1, 2017, 7:33 am
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Yours will post tomorrow, so we will see what expiration date it will be.
Nov 1, 2017, 8:52 am
#14
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This is an interesting test of AC's software. I just selected my E50k privileges as part of Early Recognition, and we'll see what happens. I suspect (as some have reported) their system is smart enough though that for early recognition the Eupgrade credits are created with an expiry date in 2018 rather than 2019 regardless of when they are created. I suspect "earning" for a 2019 expiry data is for threshold eupgrades that are created on/after Nov 1st. That said, I could be over-estimating AC's IT system developers. I'll let you guys know what happens.
Nov 1, 2017, 12:01 pm
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