Equipment Change YYZ-MIA Feb 13 to 787-8 Dreamliner
Feb 3, 2020, 10:03 pm
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Equipment Change YYZ-MIA Feb 13 to 787-8 Dreamliner
Noticed today that AC seems to have swapped out the equipment on AC920 on Feb 13 from a Rouge flight to a Dreamliner. What's interesting is that I was able to snag a PE seat on Aeroplan fixed mileage -- so far the only seat that appears to be occupied is my own. On AC.com they don't even show PE as being available -- nor is Y -- although it looks as if Y may be sold out.
No clue as to why the equipment change, or why PE is not even showing up for paid seats. Maybe Y was oversold so the swapped out the equipment since PE = Y on Rouge.
Anyone seen this happen before?
No clue as to why the equipment change, or why PE is not even showing up for paid seats. Maybe Y was oversold so the swapped out the equipment since PE = Y on Rouge.
Anyone seen this happen before?
Feb 3, 2020, 11:13 pm
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AC will have a few spare widebodies while flights to China are suspended (there's a whole thread on it), so perhaps they're putting it to use here.
920 doesn't show up on EF yet, so I couldn't check the availability in detail. Odd that it's showing up without PE but that you were able to snag a PE seat.
If 920 is replacing 1842, that was a 321, so a 788 has a few more seats - doubtful Y would be full then.
920 doesn't show up on EF yet, so I couldn't check the availability in detail. Odd that it's showing up without PE but that you were able to snag a PE seat.
If 920 is replacing 1842, that was a 321, so a 788 has a few more seats - doubtful Y would be full then.
Feb 4, 2020, 5:03 am
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Let’s hope they extend this to more rouge flights during the cancellation. Particularly to Europe. They will have plenty of B788s and B789s that they’ll at least have somewhere to fly with. Maybe test it on routes that could potentially be lucrative on mainline?
Feb 4, 2020, 5:09 am
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reminds me of a couple years back: an extra widebody segment with pods that AC added to Jamaica.... But then forced cancellations or changes on to everyone who bought tickets).
Feb 4, 2020, 7:50 am
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Unlikely. Far more likely that the widebodies would replace rouge on domestic routes where rouge has temporarily been subbing in for mainline.
Feb 4, 2020, 9:40 am
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Feb 5, 2020, 6:26 am
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Feb 5, 2020, 6:36 am
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Originally Posted by Adam Smith
AC will have a few spare widebodies while flights to China are suspended.
Originally Posted by yyztozag
They will have plenty of B788s and B789s that they’ll at least have somewhere to fly with..
Originally Posted by Adam Smith
Far more likely that the widebodies would replace rouge on domestic routes where rouge has temporarily been subbing in for mainline.
Feb 5, 2020, 7:23 am
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No other alternative works for me. I need to be in TPA on a specific day and the only other option would involve an overnight connection in YYZ to get on the early morning flight. I got a very nice agent to help me out though and they have issued a partial refund for the fare difference.
Feb 5, 2020, 8:34 pm
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Noticed today that AC seems to have swapped out the equipment on AC920 on Feb 13 from a Rouge flight to a Dreamliner. What's interesting is that I was able to snag a PE seat on Aeroplan fixed mileage -- so far the only seat that appears to be occupied is my own. On AC.com they don't even show PE as being available -- nor is Y -- although it looks as if Y may be sold out.
Feb 6, 2020, 11:00 am
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New flights additions over March Break
Used a flight pass coupon recently to book a flight March 14th to MCO from Toronto as economy rouge fares were rediculous over $800 for flex. Just noticed mainline flights now added on 787’s with economy and even J fares much cheaper. In fact lowest J fare was just over $600 and a few dollars cheaper than lowest premium economy !!
hard to make sense of it but we booked it anyway
$639 for Mainline J to MCO was a bargain over March Break. Is this common that they add flights and cheaper than current available rouge flights ?
hard to make sense of it but we booked it anyway
$639 for Mainline J to MCO was a bargain over March Break. Is this common that they add flights and cheaper than current available rouge flights ?
