May 25, 2015, 12:51 pm
Last edit by: tcook052
So we can all get a handle on how they are going to work in the real world, how much they will cost, et c.
Post flight, date, route, original fare basis (T, T+, Lat, etc), and if known, seat inventory (i.e. J9, C7, Z5, I3). If you do upgrade, please also let us know how many empty J seats there were in the cabin, if any. And if you were considering a certificate upgrade, why or why you didn't opt for the LMU.
It would be helpful if this thread could be limited to "just the facts" and no discussion, which could be posted elsewhere. That should make this thread more useful for everyone.
Should anyone want to discuss LMU's further please post in this thread:
LMU (Last Minute Upgrades) fare discussion & questions
Post flight, date, route, original fare basis (T, T+, Lat, etc), and if known, seat inventory (i.e. J9, C7, Z5, I3). If you do upgrade, please also let us know how many empty J seats there were in the cabin, if any. And if you were considering a certificate upgrade, why or why you didn't opt for the LMU.
It would be helpful if this thread could be limited to "just the facts" and no discussion, which could be posted elsewhere. That should make this thread more useful for everyone.
Should anyone want to discuss LMU's further please post in this thread:
LMU (Last Minute Upgrades) fare discussion & questions
Post your LMUs (Last Minute Upgrades) here.
Jun 1, 2015, 11:40 am
#2146
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: YYT, YVR, BNE, LON
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold
Posts: 320
YYT-YUL A320 $222+tax
YUL-YYC E90 $619+tax (offered at $569+tax at t-6 hours...)
Both on AP Reward (X) booked yesterday for travel tomorrow. Declined. If I cared about J that much, I would've just spent the extra 25k points.
YUL-YYC E90 $619+tax (offered at $569+tax at t-6 hours...)
Both on AP Reward (X) booked yesterday for travel tomorrow. Declined. If I cared about J that much, I would've just spent the extra 25k points.
Last edited by kraftdinner_; Jun 2, 2015 at 3:45 am Reason: updated offer
Jun 1, 2015, 12:01 pm
#2147
Join Date: Oct 2008
Programs: AC AP Elite
Posts: 122
AC 253 YEG-YVR $179 plus tax.....declined
AC1172 YVR-YYZ $679 plus tax......declined
Both flights like kraftdinner above, are Classic Flights Aeroplan Rewards X class, and I also could have booked them J for double the miles.....once upon a time J rewards were 40,000 miles not 50,000. This program keeps getting more and more watered down. Like Air Canada you pay more and more and get less and less.
AC1172 YVR-YYZ $679 plus tax......declined
Both flights like kraftdinner above, are Classic Flights Aeroplan Rewards X class, and I also could have booked them J for double the miles.....once upon a time J rewards were 40,000 miles not 50,000. This program keeps getting more and more watered down. Like Air Canada you pay more and more and get less and less.
Jun 1, 2015, 1:24 pm
#2148
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Back in YYZ after 3 years of expat life in LHR
Programs: AC SE100K
Posts: 924
Pulled a total rookie mistake last week. Was on AC869 (M fare) and offered LMU for 649 on T-24 OLCI. It was early in the morning (there might have been a hangover involved) and I wasn't paying close attention. Jumped on it and bought it. A few hours later I bothered to check my email and discovered that 649 was not 649 CAD but 649 GBP.
Merde.
Enjoyed the flight but there were a lot of things I could have done with $1,300.
Total. Rookie. Mistake.
Merde.
Enjoyed the flight but there were a lot of things I could have done with $1,300.
Total. Rookie. Mistake.
Jun 1, 2015, 8:09 pm
#2149
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: YOW, previously YYT
Programs: AC E50K, Fairmont Plat, NEXUS
Posts: 390
YYT-YHZ AC 8993 $179 from Tango. Declined.
Jun 1, 2015, 9:09 pm
#2150
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: YVR
Programs: AC 35K, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 46
Pleasant surprise this morning. While waiting to board, my name gets called by gate agent and I was upgraded to J. It was AC 243 YVR to YEG, and I had Tango ticket!
So my new BP has "no meal" written with pen, however I was served full, hot breakfast on board and really enjoyed this short flight. Thanks Air Canada!
So my new BP has "no meal" written with pen, however I was served full, hot breakfast on board and really enjoyed this short flight. Thanks Air Canada!
Jun 2, 2015, 7:53 am
#2151
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: YQB
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, Bonvoy Gold, HHonors Diamond, VIA Premier, NEXUS/GE
Posts: 816
YUL-YVR AC111 A320 LMU $579+Tx at T-24 from Flex G. Declined.
Last edited by DNAwizard; Jun 3, 2015 at 1:03 pm
Jun 2, 2015, 10:56 am
#2152
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: YYZ / FRA
Programs: IHG RA; Avis First
Posts: 1,444
Pleasant surprise this morning. While waiting to board, my name gets called by gate agent and I was upgraded to J. It was AC 243 YVR to YEG, and I had Tango ticket!
So my new BP has "no meal" written with pen, however I was served full, hot breakfast on board and really enjoyed this short flight. Thanks Air Canada!
So my new BP has "no meal" written with pen, however I was served full, hot breakfast on board and really enjoyed this short flight. Thanks Air Canada!
Jun 2, 2015, 11:00 am
#2153
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: YYZ / FRA
Programs: IHG RA; Avis First
Posts: 1,444
AC876 YYZ-FRA = $1600 (with EU FP Flex) declined
AC877 FRA-YYZ = €800 (with EU FP Flex) declined
AC877 FRA-YYZ = €800 (with EU FP Flex) declined
Jun 2, 2015, 11:16 am
#2154
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Never home.
Posts: 2,971
That is just in case there aren't enough meals boarded. Probably left over agent behaviour from the days where J wasn't catered to 100%, or perhaps they are back to not loading on the full 9 meals?
Jun 2, 2015, 11:27 am
#2155
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: 44,347
I've been on flights where they didn't have enough meals for everyone. But the FAs don't check your BP. They go by the manifest, which just says ML*1 or whatever.
Jun 2, 2015, 1:54 pm
#2156
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: MLL / AC Cafe
Programs: It's hard to get status when the website won't let me book flights.
Posts: 5,706
I think it's a good idea to do on an op-up. In the event that something happens (of the tons that can) the client has no expectation of a meal. And since they got the op-up at the gate they didn't before anyway.
Jun 2, 2015, 3:14 pm
#2157
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: YVR
Programs: AC 100K SE (*G), Marriott P, SPG G, Hilton D
Posts: 611
AC 299 YWG-YVR
At 24 hours before departure price was $235 .....declined
At 2 hours before departure price went up to $316 .....declined
First time I've seen the price increase closer to departure, perhaps some people took the LMU and demand increased the price point?
At 24 hours before departure price was $235 .....declined
At 2 hours before departure price went up to $316 .....declined
First time I've seen the price increase closer to departure, perhaps some people took the LMU and demand increased the price point?
Jun 2, 2015, 3:41 pm
#2158
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: AC E50K (*G), Westjet Gold
Posts: 788
Pleasant surprise this morning. While waiting to board, my name gets called by gate agent and I was upgraded to J. It was AC 243 YVR to YEG, and I had Tango ticket!
So my new BP has "no meal" written with pen, however I was served full, hot breakfast on board and really enjoyed this short flight. Thanks Air Canada!
So my new BP has "no meal" written with pen, however I was served full, hot breakfast on board and really enjoyed this short flight. Thanks Air Canada!
Jun 3, 2015, 1:04 pm
#2159
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: YQB
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, Bonvoy Gold, HHonors Diamond, VIA Premier, NEXUS/GE
Posts: 816
YVR-YYZ AC102 A321 LMU $619+Tx from Flex G. Declined.
Jun 3, 2015, 3:26 pm
#2160
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: YVR
Programs: OZ Diamond, Jiffypark Manhattan Gold
Posts: 4,485
There's far too much business and high yield traffic between YVR-YEG, it may be slowing due to a downturn in YMM, but heavy domestic routes won't be Rouged. YXX-YYZ three times a week is Rouge, YHZ-YYC can be Rouged, YQY-YYZ can be Rouged.
BOG-YYZ Tango (promo) A, kiosk didn't offer, no LMU offered on the app
asked at check-in I was quoted $500 USD.
Passed. It's probably a rate that lots of you would jump on for a 6 hour flight, but they're not gonna get that much cash out of me when my fare was only $800. I also knew the flight was only about 60% full so I'd be able to find room to stretch out.