PYUP fares ticketing in R

Old Jan 22, 2019, 5:34 pm
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PYUP fares ticketing in R

It seems like AC has begun publishing fares like RKW26NCT/PYUP, which book/ticket in R.

Any idea what miles this would earn?

I've certainly booked "UP" fares on UA before, but they've always booked in a real revenue F/J fare class.
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 5:56 pm
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Interesting. How do you book these? If sold as J, clearly they should earn J miles.
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 5:59 pm
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Any OTA. Example GF link: https://www.google.com/flights?#flt=...;sc:b;sd:1;t:f

This is from https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/prem...rt-1364-a.html. It's under $1500 r/t for US to Europe.
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 6:16 pm
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If this is actually real - I have my doubts, see the other thread on that - I wouldn't be surprised to see it initially credit 0 since R earns no miles, but one would have a clear case for getting the J miles since the fare basis and how it may impact mileage earning is really not transparent to someone purchasing a ticket.
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 6:20 pm
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I wonder if they will honor this... got a biz trip coming up and wondering if I should just book something else as I can't jeopardize last min cancellation via AC. Thoughts?
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 7:01 pm
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So I completed a booking, lets see if it gets honoured. It shows fare type EC and upgrade status HK when I tried to select seats on AC2U - not sure if that tells anyone smarter than me something.
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 7:23 pm
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And then there's the question, is it eligible for Signature Suite at YYZ. It is long haul business technically booked in cash, but it's in an upgrade redemption class with code not eligible for it.
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 7:37 pm
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And then there's the question, is it eligible for Signature Suite at YYZ. It is long haul business technically booked in cash, but it's in an upgrade redemption class with code not eligible for it.
R is not eligible.
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 7:41 pm
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App does not show SS access. Website excludes R class, but I'm definitely going to make an attempt since I paid for it
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 7:45 pm
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Unfortunately it's pretty specific regarding eligible booking classes. Nor are we eligible if there is any form of IROPS and we get rebooked. But I fully agree, I will politely try ... if I can find a receipt/invoice that doesn't say "upgraded" or "R" on it!
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 7:54 pm
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I still want to know about mileage accumulation.

At 125% it's under 10cpm which is pretty good for J.
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 7:55 pm
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Originally Posted by PacificSunrise
And then there's the question, is it eligible for Signature Suite at YYZ. It is long haul business technically booked in cash, but it's in an upgrade redemption class with code not eligible for it.
From the AC site:
All bookings in R (including, but not limited to, eUpgrades, Last-Minute Upgrades, AC Bid Upgrades) and I (including, but not limited to, Aeroplan Fixed Mileage Flight Rewards for travel on Air Canada flights or Star Alliance member airlines, Star Alliance Upgrade Awards), as well as bookings made during irregular operations where the customer was not originally booked and confirmed in one of the eligible booking classes, will be excluded.
https://www.aircanada.com/us/en/aco/...ure-suite.html
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 8:04 pm
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Originally Posted by ntr91
The issue with that is R always meant "upgrade" before.

Now there are people holding tickets that were sold as business - no upgrade involved (without reading the fare basis) - in R.

The rules are the rules, but this means they're going to have to turn away paid J pax.
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 8:22 pm
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I hope anyone who was able to get in on a $1200 RT deal from the US to Europe is not going to get bent out of shape about not being able to use the signature suite at YYZ...that saying about looking a gift horse in the mouth comes to mind...
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Old Jan 22, 2019, 8:33 pm
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Originally Posted by nomadic.relief
So I completed a booking, lets see if it gets honoured. It shows fare type EC and upgrade status HK when I tried to select seats on AC2U - not sure if that tells anyone smarter than me something.
EC is Executive Class
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