Nice summer J sale to Europe and beyond
May 22, 2021, 12:29 pm
#16
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May 22, 2021, 1:09 pm
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Discount Code Error (?)
May 22, 2021, 3:41 pm
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I recently bought a cheap J fare. Base fare was 75 USD each way. YQ was almost 10x that though, so that's another scenario where a discount code wouldn't do much.
May 22, 2021, 4:36 pm
#19
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Yes, Friday (yesterday) around 14:00 EST all Europe J fares that had been put "on sale" (the destinations I was interested in were BRU, CDG, LYS, GVA, CTA, NAP, TLS, and BIO) all suddenly increased by between $250 and $350 one way. Across the board.
And then, bizarrely, when I tried to subsequently apply/use one of the discount codes I have in my AC bank, the "discounted" fare for a return J ticket was 50% higher than the one published! Which invariably comes with the soothing message "your discount code has successfully been applied".
Maybe when the AC IT "experts" return after the long weekend the "sale" will start up again
And then, bizarrely, when I tried to subsequently apply/use one of the discount codes I have in my AC bank, the "discounted" fare for a return J ticket was 50% higher than the one published! Which invariably comes with the soothing message "your discount code has successfully been applied".
Maybe when the AC IT "experts" return after the long weekend the "sale" will start up again
May 22, 2021, 6:49 pm
#20
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Unlikely. Sale fares, especially huge ones, are often ineligible for discount codes.
Discount Code Error (?)
Discount Code Error (?)
Discount code clearly not eligible, which is fine.
May 22, 2021, 7:04 pm
#21
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Yes, Friday (yesterday) around 14:00 EST all Europe J fares that had been put "on sale" (the destinations I was interested in were BRU, CDG, LYS, GVA, CTA, NAP, TLS, and BIO) all suddenly increased by between $250 and $350 one way. Across the board.
And then, bizarrely, when I tried to subsequently apply/use one of the discount codes I have in my AC bank, the "discounted" fare for a return J ticket was 50% higher than the one published! Which invariably comes with the soothing message "your discount code has successfully been applied".
Maybe when the AC IT "experts" return after the long weekend the "sale" will start up again
And then, bizarrely, when I tried to subsequently apply/use one of the discount codes I have in my AC bank, the "discounted" fare for a return J ticket was 50% higher than the one published! Which invariably comes with the soothing message "your discount code has successfully been applied".
Maybe when the AC IT "experts" return after the long weekend the "sale" will start up again
May 22, 2021, 7:21 pm
#22
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Yes, Friday (yesterday) around 14:00 EST all Europe J fares that had been put "on sale" (the destinations I was interested in were BRU, CDG, LYS, GVA, CTA, NAP, TLS, and BIO) all suddenly increased by between $250 and $350 one way. Across the board.
And then, bizarrely, when I tried to subsequently apply/use one of the discount codes I have in my AC bank, the "discounted" fare for a return J ticket was 50% higher than the one published! Which invariably comes with the soothing message "your discount code has successfully been applied".
Maybe when the AC IT "experts" return after the long weekend the "sale" will start up again
And then, bizarrely, when I tried to subsequently apply/use one of the discount codes I have in my AC bank, the "discounted" fare for a return J ticket was 50% higher than the one published! Which invariably comes with the soothing message "your discount code has successfully been applied".
Maybe when the AC IT "experts" return after the long weekend the "sale" will start up again
May 23, 2021, 10:20 pm
#23
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Where can you find the fare rules? I did a dummy booking on AC.com and it says changes and refundable for a fee, but nowhere can I find what the fee is. It did show P class, but nothing else. This was YYC-LHR Sept 17-30.
May 24, 2021, 9:25 am
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The ones I'm interested in have stayed the same for my dates. It might be a question of loads for given routes on certain dates (they only have a certain numb3e of seats available at the lowest price before it bumps up).
May 24, 2021, 11:30 am
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What dates were you looking for? I'm guessing its mainly to GVA or ZRH for you or did you consider other destinations.
May 24, 2021, 12:59 pm
#26
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On the page with the agree to the fare rules button there is a link to the fare rules. I didn’t see any way to see the fare rules prior to that. It’s subtle, and it comes late in the whole process. It took me awhile to figure it out.
May 24, 2021, 1:32 pm
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I've posted these pages before but perhaps it should be in a help thread about fares and rules.
When you get to this page (random dates), you can click the blue "Business Class (lowest)" link
It will take you to a page with these options. They are just a summary.
To see the exact details and fare basis codes, click the blue "See complete fare rules" in the upper right corner
It will take you to this page with the entire set of rules - which I save.
May 24, 2021, 3:11 pm
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May 24, 2021, 5:29 pm
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May 24, 2021, 5:33 pm
#30
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They haven't flown the old cabins (ex-SQ and also the XM Cabin) for awhile. The booking system also shows the new cabin for the YUL-BCN flights, so I'd say it should be pretty safe to get the new J seats in September if the flights do go.