COVID-Related Flight Pass Extensions
Jun 1, 2020, 4:31 pm
#91
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How hard would it be for AC to write something that would comb through the list of passes that hadn't expired but that had zero credits remaining with no unflown flights and stop extending those? I wonder whether it was too difficult or they just decided not to bother (whether for cost reasons or otherwise).
I'd be happy if they just hid FPs with no available credits by default (or some other reasonable filter). I have 4 FPs right now, and numbers 1 and 4 are completely used up, so it's not even like the usable ones are at the top. In the app, it looks like it may actually be alphabetical based on the name I picked when I bought them. Even just putting the ones that say "Credit limit reached!" at the bottom of the list would satisfy me.
Jun 1, 2020, 5:35 pm
#92
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How hard would it be for AC to write something that would comb through the list of passes that hadn't expired but that had zero credits remaining with no unflown flights and stop extending those? I wonder whether it was too difficult or they just decided not to bother (whether for cost reasons or otherwise).
Jun 1, 2020, 8:26 pm
#93
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It will be interesting to see what they do if this drags on.
Any flying I do this year will be with Aeropesos... since status is rolled over, it;s a good way to brun miles.
Jun 1, 2020, 8:30 pm
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Jun 1, 2020, 8:43 pm
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Jul 1, 2020, 6:09 pm
#97
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So on the 29th of June I decided to email about pausing or extending it. AC replied within hours that my pass had been extended to July 31. I was impressed, but the pass really isn't as valuable to me as it was pre-covid, and I get no AQM or AQD for the extra 4 months of free flying I've enjoyed (in which I've barely flown.)
Jul 10, 2020, 10:16 am
#98
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Is there any word on further extension of flight passes ? Not unlimited just the 6-8-20 passes for say Ontario to Florida?
mine were set to expire Dec 31 2020 and some Jan 31 2021. All have been extended to April 2021 I believe and not that it’s Air Canada’s fault but even using them by then with the current climate and the 14 day return quarantine makes them next to useless
I can always pay the $300 and extend them by another 3 months but that’s just throwing good money after bad 😂😂
mine were set to expire Dec 31 2020 and some Jan 31 2021. All have been extended to April 2021 I believe and not that it’s Air Canada’s fault but even using them by then with the current climate and the 14 day return quarantine makes them next to useless
I can always pay the $300 and extend them by another 3 months but that’s just throwing good money after bad 😂😂
Jul 10, 2020, 10:43 am
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Mine have all been extended to Sep 30 2021, so they don't expire for over 14 months. Which is pretty good because I bought them 8 months ago and they're only supposed to last 12.
I wouldn't spend time worrying about this until you're actually at risk of losing credits.
I wouldn't spend time worrying about this until you're actually at risk of losing credits.
Jul 10, 2020, 11:43 am
#100
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Southwest Pass extended
My SW pass has also been extended to Sep 30 2021. Original expiry January 2021. I expect it may be extended again if travel to USA is restricted late in 2020. Given my US travel is mostly to Arizona I will wait for a vaccine...
Jul 10, 2020, 11:47 am
#101
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Mine have all been extended to Sep 30 2021, so they don't expire for over 14 months. Which is pretty good because I bought them 8 months ago and they're only supposed to last 12.
I wouldn't spend time worrying about this until you're actually at risk of losing credits.
I wouldn't spend time worrying about this until you're actually at risk of losing credits.
Jul 10, 2020, 11:51 am
#102
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Mine have all been extended to Sep 30 2021, so they don't expire for over 14 months. Which is pretty good because I bought them 8 months ago and they're only supposed to last 12.
I wouldn't spend time worrying about this until you're actually at risk of losing credits.
I wouldn't spend time worrying about this until you're actually at risk of losing credits.
thank you
Jul 10, 2020, 12:23 pm
#103
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I see my SW Latitude pass has also been extended to September 2021. But given what a disaster the US is, I wonder whether AC might, at some point, allow us to convert unused FP credits to other FPs or to the new voucher/gift card. I would much rather have that than yet another extension.
Jul 11, 2020, 10:35 am
#104
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Eastern Canada/Europe
I didn’t receive any email notification but upon checking I see that both of my Eastern Canada/Europe flight passes have been extended to 30/9/21 as well, I’m trusting that one might still buy the 3 month extension (so to 31/12/21 on top of that as well.
Jul 11, 2020, 10:45 am
#105
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My Southwestern and Western USA flight passes have been similarly extended to September 2021. I have no idea when I'll actually get to use the remaining credits with the way things are going in the states. But, at least there's plenty of time until anyone of us have to worry about expiry.