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The Air Canada Early Status Recognition Thread
Oct 16, 2015, 1:38 am
#1456
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: YVR & YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan, Delta Skymiles, SPG
Posts: 382
The TG lounge there wanted a photocopy of my *G card (I was only confirmed in PY). I can't recall if the UA lounge asked for my card or not.
It never hurts to try, especially if your boarding pass says E50K, as that means at least one system has been updated, so it's possible another has too.
UA can look up your *G status with the command "JF-123456789*AC" (where 123456789 is your Aeroplan number). So you can always ask them to do that too, but I suspect it queries the same database that is used to print *S/*G on your BP.
It never hurts to try, especially if your boarding pass says E50K, as that means at least one system has been updated, so it's possible another has too.
UA can look up your *G status with the command "JF-123456789*AC" (where 123456789 is your Aeroplan number). So you can always ask them to do that too, but I suspect it queries the same database that is used to print *S/*G on your BP.
I'm actually flying on AC from YVR-HKG and vice versa. I understand there are a few *G lounges @ HKG. I guess the tricky part is getting the boarding pass to show *G, which I don't think it will.
Any other tricks up your sleeve that has worked in your experience?
Edit: I have my 35K card if that helps.
Last edited by bcrdukes; Oct 16, 2015 at 1:48 am
Oct 16, 2015, 9:37 am
#1457
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, MNL, WAW
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Lifetime Plat, (now an AC nobody)
Posts: 1,978
canadiancow,
I'm actually flying on AC from YVR-HKG and vice versa. I understand there are a few *G lounges @ HKG. I guess the tricky part is getting the boarding pass to show *G, which I don't think it will.
Any other tricks up your sleeve that has worked in your experience?
Edit: I have my 35K card if that helps.
I'm actually flying on AC from YVR-HKG and vice versa. I understand there are a few *G lounges @ HKG. I guess the tricky part is getting the boarding pass to show *G, which I don't think it will.
Any other tricks up your sleeve that has worked in your experience?
Edit: I have my 35K card if that helps.
If your boarding pass shows *G, you're good to go in the Thai Airways lounge since they don't ask for your card. No *G, you're SOL.
Oct 16, 2015, 12:31 pm
#1459
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, MNL, WAW
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Lifetime Plat, (now an AC nobody)
Posts: 1,978
You never know unless you try, right?
Show note to Thai Airways lounge, together with your Altitude print-out...
Fingers crossed.
Oct 21, 2015, 8:15 am
#1461
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
Gah. I *specifically* asked TK to *delete* my FFP from the flight. The GA even confirmed it!!!!!!!! But noooooooooooooo they found my AE # anyway, so I just requalified for SE. Good-bye late expiration eUps... 
Oct 21, 2015, 6:39 pm
#1462
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: YOW
Programs: AC Altitude E50K;HH Gold, Hertz Gold, Amex Plat, Prio Pass Marriott Bonvoy Plat, Avis President Club
Posts: 120
I flew on Thursday, October 15 from YOW - YYC. Mon Oct 19, my dashboard shows 49,953. Return flight YYC-YOW on Tuesday Oct 20. Nothing update yet!
I still hope for early recognition. When is the next sweep?
I still hope for early recognition. When is the next sweep?
Oct 21, 2015, 6:48 pm
#1463
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: AC E35K, NEXUS
Posts: 4,368
My 50K flight was Sunday and it appeared on Wednesday morning. As soon as I logged in to see if the flight had posted, and the invitation to select benefit was right there on the Dashboard. The flight should show on your tally by Friday, right? You might see it then if they're still doing Early Recognition.
Oct 21, 2015, 8:41 pm
#1464
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,353
Before that point (which is officially Oct 15, but unofficially usually a couple weeks later), you get the full benefits of the new status as soon as you reach the required level.
After that point, they do sweeps at various intervals, where you get the basic benefits of the new status, but nothing is mailed to you, you don't get to choose privileges, etc.
Oct 21, 2015, 8:50 pm
#1465
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,519
Just don't select your SE package until after Nov 1.... so all those eUpg you selected will deposit after Nov 1.
Oct 21, 2015, 8:58 pm
#1466
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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: 44,353
Oct 22, 2015, 5:49 am
#1468
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: YQB
Programs: AC SE
Posts: 2,139
WS Gold and AC E50K
I received both my AC50K and WS Gold package in the mail yesterday. I passed E50K three weeks ago and had asked for a status match from WS almost a year ago.
It's interesting that WS would send that package now as I haven't even flown once with them. I mostly fly ex-YQB to Europe so WS is actually quite useless from because of the lack of codeshare agreements. Therefore I pretty much always fly AC to one of the hubs and then a *A carrier across the Atlantic.
I haven't checked if the WS upgrade vouchers are transferrable but I would be happy to mail them to anyone who flies WS. I think they expire Jan 31st 2016. PM for details.
It's interesting that WS would send that package now as I haven't even flown once with them. I mostly fly ex-YQB to Europe so WS is actually quite useless from because of the lack of codeshare agreements. Therefore I pretty much always fly AC to one of the hubs and then a *A carrier across the Atlantic.
I haven't checked if the WS upgrade vouchers are transferrable but I would be happy to mail them to anyone who flies WS. I think they expire Jan 31st 2016. PM for details.
Oct 22, 2015, 8:18 am
#1469
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: YOW
Programs: AC Altitude E50K;HH Gold, Hertz Gold, Amex Plat, Prio Pass Marriott Bonvoy Plat, Avis President Club
Posts: 120
There are no "sweeps" until they end early recognition.
Before that point (which is officially Oct 15, but unofficially usually a couple weeks later), you get the full benefits of the new status as soon as you reach the required level.
After that point, they do sweeps at various intervals, where you get the basic benefits of the new status, but nothing is mailed to you, you don't get to choose privileges, etc.
Before that point (which is officially Oct 15, but unofficially usually a couple weeks later), you get the full benefits of the new status as soon as you reach the required level.
After that point, they do sweeps at various intervals, where you get the basic benefits of the new status, but nothing is mailed to you, you don't get to choose privileges, etc.