Sep 29, 2017, 5:06 am
The Air Canada Early Status Recognition Thread
Oct 23, 2019, 8:01 am
#2176
Join Date: May 2015
Location: YUL
Programs: AC 50K, *A Gold
Posts: 301
Air Canada really wants to make this as painful as possible.
Flew (TAP) on Oct. 16th, that'd push me well beyond E35K and yet I still haven't had the miles posted.
I flew the exact same flight in May and it took 3 days to post.
AC wants to limit the amount of elites, thus makes this whole process super painful. And they hope it won't post, and members will just shrug off this loss.
So far this year had to :
-request miss calculations for 7 flight that posted 50% AQM instead of 100% (took 3 weeks, 7 calls)
-request manual input of AQM for 2 IROPS where I was put on a different carrier. Lost the 2 AQS but the AQM had to be added manually (5 weeks, 12 calls, 3 supervisors)
US carriers take 48hours MAX to post miles, and have 500miles minimum on all flights, and have quick phone agents. I don't get it, AC has the infrastructure to rival US carriers to offer elites a good service. Why is it so painful?
I live in NY and make an extra effort to credit everything to AC. Oh well.
Flew (TAP) on Oct. 16th, that'd push me well beyond E35K and yet I still haven't had the miles posted.
I flew the exact same flight in May and it took 3 days to post.
AC wants to limit the amount of elites, thus makes this whole process super painful. And they hope it won't post, and members will just shrug off this loss.
So far this year had to :
-request miss calculations for 7 flight that posted 50% AQM instead of 100% (took 3 weeks, 7 calls)
-request manual input of AQM for 2 IROPS where I was put on a different carrier. Lost the 2 AQS but the AQM had to be added manually (5 weeks, 12 calls, 3 supervisors)
US carriers take 48hours MAX to post miles, and have 500miles minimum on all flights, and have quick phone agents. I don't get it, AC has the infrastructure to rival US carriers to offer elites a good service. Why is it so painful?
I live in NY and make an extra effort to credit everything to AC. Oh well.
Oct 23, 2019, 5:32 pm
#2178
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,331
Oct 23, 2019, 6:47 pm
#2179
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Vancouver
Programs: AC SE100K 1MM, FB Platinum, Bonvoy Platinum Elite, IHG Gold Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 1,604
When are 2020-2021 privilege e-mails sent - ie. what's the earliest that one can select privileges for the upcoming year. I'd like my e-upgrades ASAP.
Oct 23, 2019, 10:38 pm
#2180
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,331
That's not to say you'll be able to get them that early. But it's impossible before that.
Oct 24, 2019, 10:08 am
#2181
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YVR - MILLS Waypoint (It's the third house on the left)
Programs: AC*SE100K, wood level status in various other programs
Posts: 6,232
But it totally sucks when something like this impacts you negatively.
Oct 24, 2019, 11:50 am
#2182
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: YQB
Programs: Aeroplan 75K, WoH Explorist
Posts: 127
Passed 50k on Saturday coming back from Kuala Lumpur and the miles posted on Tuesday (miles flown on ANA posted already Monday but left me a few thousand miles short of 50k) and I was able to select privileges yesterday.
Oct 24, 2019, 2:22 pm
#2183
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: YHZ,SAN
Programs: AC*SE
Posts: 336
Oct 27, 2019, 11:44 am
#2186
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: AC E35K, NEXUS
Posts: 4,368
Landed here searching for sweeps schedule, like which day of week. Need to buy a FP and passed the 75 criteria a week ago. (Now at 80) but flight didn’t post until Thursday. Site says benefits must be selected before 31 Oct but can’t select until it invites me. Twitter team said ”we trust that your account will be updated shortly.” Impatient!
Oct 27, 2019, 11:56 am
#2187
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, NH, DL, AA, BA, Global Entry/Nexus, APEC..
Posts: 18,877
Landed here searching for sweeps schedule, like which day of week. Need to buy a FP and passed the 75 criteria a week ago. (Now at 80) but flight didn’t post until Thursday. Site says benefits must be selected before 31 Oct but can’t select until it invites me. Twitter team said ”we trust that your account will be updated shortly.” Impatient!
Not sure if this helps you but see posts on this page, posts 2026 and onward
The Air Canada Early Status Recognition Thread
Also found a fun tidbit on an AC page for 2016.
"EARLY RECOGNITION
When you reach a higher 2016 Altitude status prior to October 15, 2016, you will be invited to choose your Select Privileges and will enjoy that status immediately for the rest of the benefit year "
https://altitude.aircanada.com/static/pdf/2016_EN.pdf
I should keep looking, never know what nuggets I will unearth.
EDIT TO ADD: Found 2019
"EARLY RECOGNITION
Early Recognition is now offered for all tiers, including Altitude Prestige 25K. This means that when you reach a higher 2019 Altitude status prior to October 31, 2019, you will be invited to choose your Select Privileges and will enjoy your status immediately for the remainder of the current benefit year, as well as for the following benefit year. "
https://altitude.aircanada.com/static/pdf/2019_EN.pdf
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Last edited by 24left; Oct 27, 2019 at 12:02 pm
Oct 27, 2019, 12:53 pm
#2188
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: YYZ
Programs: All Accor Plat, 1865 Voyager, AE E35K, HH Gold,Hyatt, Hrtz Gold, Marriott Gold, NEXUS
Posts: 1,670
Just looking at my history and I made 75K on Sept. 30 and my status was updated instantly when the flights showed up in the system a few days later.
Oct 27, 2019, 1:09 pm
#2189
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: AC E35K, NEXUS
Posts: 4,368
I’ll tweet at them again if it’s not changed overnight (Sunday night).
PS I had been following the other threads (including this one to which this has been moved) but saw no recent posts addressing the specific substance of my question which was related to a known or speculated weekly schedule of sweeps batches.
PS I had been following the other threads (including this one to which this has been moved) but saw no recent posts addressing the specific substance of my question which was related to a known or speculated weekly schedule of sweeps batches.
Last edited by flyquiet; Oct 27, 2019 at 6:55 pm
Oct 29, 2019, 7:44 am
#2190
Join Date: Oct 2019
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 1
I am facing the same issue with status not updating. I reached SE status as of October 17th, still has not updated from 75K status. Any previous status was immediately updated and I got to select my privileges, not sure why this one has not updated after almost 2 weeks now. Fairly annoyed as I have a personal flight that I wanted to use eUpgrades for on Saturday.
After contacting them on the phone and e-mail they are not giving me a good response, canned answers, it will be updated, keep an eye on your inbox, etc.
After contacting them on the phone and e-mail they are not giving me a good response, canned answers, it will be updated, keep an eye on your inbox, etc.