Air Canada/Aeroplan Chat.....
Oct 8, 2006, 11:14 am
#16
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K MM * DL MM * HH Diamond * Marriott Lifetime Titanium * Queen's '92
Posts: 5,950
Originally Posted by 100,000miler
Lets add the Lifetime Status issue to the agenda. Remember, Milton promised to look into it but we have heard nothing about this since. That was at least 2 yrs ago.
Simon
Oct 8, 2006, 1:37 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2004
Programs: Inventor of the "Eskimojito" featuring Canadian Mint/Buquebus Rowing Team
Posts: 2,894
Originally Posted by Simon
Actually, I believe that we have heard that they intend no such thing.
Simon
Simon
Oct 8, 2006, 3:30 pm
#18
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: YYZ / HKG
Programs: ACSE, CXSilver, PiorityClubGold, StarwoodGold, EnterpriseExec
Posts: 4
Originally Posted by Tractor Boy
I assume you mean high rev. Es and Ps as well as the already pampered SEs
I am one of those "pampered" SE's with 48 segments and 146,000 miles on AC this year on top of 29 segments and 39,000 miles on CX. 90% of those miles were in the back, and I try to never travel in a suit
. Like everyone else here, I'm just trying to get a job done. I have had two Concierge events. The Concierge at HKG tried to do the right thing and find me a window seat - in hospitality - there are seldom upgrades available YYZ-HKG-YYZ. Another post on this site says that seat 29A on the 345 is the best seat - don't believe it. Galley, washrooms, extra narrow seats and the emergency slide, among other things are the "perfect storm" of discomfort for 15 hours! She did not follow me onto the plane! The purser did come and thank me for traveling with AC and that was a first.
In Ottawa recently, I was running late and noticed it was quite foggy. I called the Concierge from the car to check delays (none) and as I came to the check-in area she was waiting with my Boarding Pass already printed - not bad - in fact pretty darned good. Again, did not accompany me to the plane - and no purser "thank you" this time. He was too busy with the politicians and Buzz Hargrove up front.
Contrast that to my colleague who is Diamond on CX. He barely gets into his economy seat when the purser shows up to thank him and remove his jacket for storage with the Business Class garments. Nice touch.
Also contrast this with a pre-SE experience this year with ANA NRT-TPE on a very cheap ticket. I miss-judged the time to NRT from Tokyo and arrived with baggage with about 30 minutes to flight and a very long check-in line. I flagged an agent and they opened a separate check-in for me, escorted me through crew security, waited at immigration and escorted me to the door of the aircraft which virtually closed on my foot. I love flying in Asia!