Using Flight Passes
May 2, 2021, 7:46 am
#16
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: YOW
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There are a number of threads regarding Flight Passes so this may not be the best fit, but I'm diving in with my question!
Has anybody found a way to force a layover when selecting a multi-segment option for using a FP credit? For example, if I want to fly YVR to YOW, but rather than having a 2 hour layover at YYZ...what if I want it to be 24 hours?
Has anybody found a way to force a layover when selecting a multi-segment option for using a FP credit? For example, if I want to fly YVR to YOW, but rather than having a 2 hour layover at YYZ...what if I want it to be 24 hours?
May 2, 2021, 9:33 am
#17
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Vancouver
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There are a number of threads regarding Flight Passes so this may not be the best fit, but I'm diving in with my question!
Has anybody found a way to force a layover when selecting a multi-segment option for using a FP credit? For example, if I want to fly YVR to YOW, but rather than having a 2 hour layover at YYZ...what if I want it to be 24 hours?
Has anybody found a way to force a layover when selecting a multi-segment option for using a FP credit? For example, if I want to fly YVR to YOW, but rather than having a 2 hour layover at YYZ...what if I want it to be 24 hours?
May 2, 2021, 12:16 pm
#18
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You're never going to get a 24 hour option if there's a 2 hour option.
In normal times, 4 hours would be the limit.
In normal times, 4 hours would be the limit.
May 2, 2021, 12:41 pm
#19
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: YOW
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I definitely appreciate this, and I have certainly experienced the normal times :-) I guess my question was more whether anybody had found a hack. FlyBoi's suggestion is a good one; I recall doing that years ago.
May 2, 2021, 1:16 pm
#20
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It's not going to get you 24 instead of 2 on a North American FP.
May 2, 2021, 1:17 pm
#21
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ottawa
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I booked the connecting flights and called in and asked for a change right after I booked. Not sure if it's allowed or not but I did not get any pushback from the agent.
May 2, 2021, 1:19 pm
#22
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I've forced a 23 hour connection or so from LAS - YYZ (stop) - YOW before COVID. Something like land in YYZ at 8pm and fly out at 7pm the next day.
I booked the connecting flights and called in and asked for a change right after I booked. Not sure if it's allowed or not but I did not get any pushback from the agent.
I booked the connecting flights and called in and asked for a change right after I booked. Not sure if it's allowed or not but I did not get any pushback from the agent.