Do you think AA would allow award travel on Westjet eventually?
Aug 19, 2011, 7:42 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Boston, MA
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Do you think AA would allow award travel on Westjet eventually?
I fly to Canada often to see family and have lots of AA miles to burn. Wondering if anyone thinks the codeshare with AA will eventually turn to award redemption on Westjet? Would love another option to get to YEG as I am limited being from the East Coast.
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Aug 21, 2011, 11:22 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,875
I don't see why not. Westjet already allows air miles points to be redeemed on them. Maybe AA wants accumulation and redemption and that is what the hold up is. Otherwise if it was just redeeming awards I can't see why that would be a problem.
Aug 22, 2011, 9:38 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary
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No problem on the WS side, once the first codeshare deal is done and implemented with a partner, it is a trivial exercise to add routes with that partner from a systems and process perspective. Regulation and commercial and marketing considerations dictate the timing.