I'm hoping (perhaps naively) for something reasonably substantial linked to SQX. As Craig Landry repeatedly tells us in every email, "as always, thank you for your Loyalty," I would hope they give us something to be loyal to.

What about promo codes for new bookings to drum up some more interest among travelers who might now be on the fence about booking AC?

In 1998, I believe the promotion was 3x SQM in today’s terms, there was no SQD back then (or YQ but that’s another conversation). I made a J trip to FRA during that promotion and earned SE for the first time.

SQD earn from Aeroplan cc spend. Come on, bring it on :)

The airline is bleeding money, and the new collective agreement is going to be more expensive than budgeted. As such, I do not anticipate AC offering anything that leaves money on the table, i.e. no fare discounts. Maybe some more miles, or maybe tossing a bone like more upgrades, but for a limited time only creating the illusion of a benefit grant, that they know will be difficult to redeem. Most likely bonus miles on routes Besides, does anyone want to be near the FAs after an acrimonius labour dispute? Some of them were already unbearable.

Those requirements don't seem to screen out surliness or an inability to operate a galley oven without destroying an entree.

That would be an ideal outcome for the airline, since the goal is to reduce the marginal elite qualifiers. I believe that It is unlikely a significant number of people will shift because they do not make E75 or SE status. They are still Gold status. AC knew that when it made its program changes. The focus group and customer sampling has the Gold status/E50 as the redline for FF clients. People will still be booking to Santa Banana for holidays come November and all the airline needs to do is to stay competitive with the other carriers.

The airline can do one of its infamous seat sales that promise reduced prices, but doesn't deliver much in savings. Canadian consumers are easily fooled. If there is a rush to buy, they follow in a panic. Its like the great run on toilet paper during Covid.

LQM promo would be useful :)

Presenting this like a Canadian thing is absurd.

Why do Canadians think there will be a promotion post strike?

Given the love affair of "WE SUPPORT AC WORKERS" - let's bring those significant price increases please. I'm not joking or being facetious. I welcome it just as Canadians welcomed the carbon tax until it bankrupted them.

If you believe prices are strobngly correlated with costs, you are dreaming. Basically the xharge whatever they think they can get away with, no relationship with costs. Where costs will enter into play is for marginal routes, which may no longer be viable and will get dropped.
Was a good conservative idea in the first place, but people seem to have forgotten. I do miss the carbon tax, was good to us. Rebate was always more than the tax. But of course folks let themselves be manipulated by simple-minded propaganda... Simple arguments always work, just look at this unpaid work thing.

History has repeated itself several times.

The important question; if there is a promo, when do we think they will announce it? How long to hold off on new bookings. I assume that right now they probably don't need more people on their website, but new bookings are also good.

Perhaps they will double the number of cashews in our nut bowls, or hand out two packages of Twigs?

Impossible to say, but right now there's only a tentative agreement. I am definitely not an expert in these matters, but I think it's conceivable there's another strike if they vote down the agreement.

The last thing they'd want to do as a "promotion" is encourage you to book more flights and then have another strike shut down the airline.

Okay, maybe it's not impossible to say. It will be after the FAs agree to a new contract.

If there is SQD multiplier I will switch all my remaining travel this year back to AC.

Otherwise I will continue on as a free agent. Changes in Aeroplan program is too much to swallow without very good promo offered.

That could be weeks away.
There's usually a road show, followed by a period of voting.
By then AC will just mimic one of the competitors frequent sales.
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