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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #140 on: December 04, 2017, 09:35:12 PM »
Nope. If that happens, AC will use AC miles to book LX J, just like a regular award booking; they're not paying LX for revenue seats.
There's no way that will work out for every ticket. Unless they only let people rebook in available award seats, they're still going to end up paying a lot, although you're right, they'll still save a ton.
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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #141 on: December 04, 2017, 09:36:44 PM »
There's no way that will work out for every ticket. Unless they only let people rebook in available award seats, they're still going to end up paying a lot, although you're right, they'll still save a ton.

It's going to work out for every. single. ticket. because that's what LX's proposed "give" is.  They're going to open awards to accommodate AC if necessary.
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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #142 on: December 04, 2017, 09:40:11 PM »
It's going to work out for every. single. ticket. because that's what LX's proposed "give" is.  They're going to open awards to accommodate AC if necessary.
I guess that makes sense. I wonder what it'll take to get AC to actually rebook you in F. I have a feeling they're going to put their foot down and not make it easy for people once AC and LX come to an agreement.
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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #143 on: December 04, 2017, 09:43:18 PM »
I guess that makes sense. I wonder what it'll take to get AC to actually rebook you in F. I have a feeling they're going to put their foot down and not make it easy for people once AC and LX come to an agreement.

The likelihood of them rebooking folks en masse in revenue F approaches... zero.
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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #144 on: December 04, 2017, 09:44:11 PM »
The likelihood of them rebooking folks en masse in revenue F approaches... zero.
Exactly, the question is about the one off people who really push them hard.
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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #145 on: December 04, 2017, 09:50:27 PM »
Exactly, the question is about the one off people who really push them hard.
So what are the chances they allow a segment to be added to J? And dont say 39.7%  ;D
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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #146 on: December 04, 2017, 09:52:08 PM »
Let's just say you'll have an easier time getting them to do that than reinstate your F booking.
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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #147 on: December 04, 2017, 09:52:56 PM »
Can anyone please share how UA or SQ/NH etc are handling?

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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #148 on: December 04, 2017, 09:54:44 PM »
Let's just say you'll have an easier time getting them to do that than reinstate your F booking.
Im cool with that. Booked it for my son who is coming back from Israel in March. He knew what day he wanted to leave ZRH but didnt know how many days hed be in Europe before. Figured i could always book TLV-ZRH in J for the same 45k in J. Guess when that day comes he will have to decide when he leaves Israel.
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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #149 on: December 04, 2017, 11:22:18 PM »
How long after filing a DOT claim does it take to get a result? Haven't filed one, but considering it

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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #150 on: December 04, 2017, 11:39:18 PM »
Haven't filed one, but considering it
What are you considering? you have nothing to lose.

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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #151 on: December 04, 2017, 11:40:12 PM »
What are you considering? you have nothing to lose.
if it takes too long... Flight is in 3.5 weeks

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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #152 on: December 04, 2017, 11:52:26 PM »
if it takes too long... Flight is in 3.5 weeks
I don't think that'll be enough time but it can't hurt.
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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #153 on: December 05, 2017, 12:09:19 AM »
I don't think that'll be enough time but it can't hurt.
DOT requires airlines to acknowledge consumer complaints within 30 days of receiving them and to send consumers written responses addressing these complaints within 60 days of receiving them.

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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #154 on: December 05, 2017, 12:45:01 AM »
I wish they would put us in J I had long talk with manager he claimed either can rebook me in Economy or cancel with no penalty he wouldn't budge

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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #155 on: December 05, 2017, 01:07:28 AM »
actually just got off a call with them as well. They called us. Spent about 15 min and got nowhere. Only was willing to offer j which i refused to accept. She wasn't giving me much attitude, it was more the other way around.. :D I asked for her supervisor to call me but doubt that will happen. Im awfully curious how this all plays out if we all refused to be accommodated in J
J on LX or any airline?

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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #156 on: December 05, 2017, 01:08:37 AM »
J on LX or any airline?
they offered J on LX on the same flights. Not sure if it's available on miles and perhaps that is why they offered it

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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #157 on: December 05, 2017, 06:04:36 AM »
The whole situation is really screwed up. Aeroplan can't afford to rebook everyone in F and even booking people into J is going to cost them an insane amount of money. It doesn't make any sense for them to take the fall for this, when they did absolutely nothing wrong, and for LX to get away with illegally canceling everyone's tickets. LX doesn't lose very much by allowing the tickets to stand anyway and it's they're system that allowed the tickets to go to inventory. I really think Matthew should be taking the fight to LX as apposed to AC as AC is doing, all things considered, a respectable job trying to accommodate everyone.

I still haven't heard what any other *A airline that had a ticket booked through them has done about the situation, does anyone know?
FWIU the reason why he is taking the fight to Aeroplan is because of contract law he can't sue Swiss because he never entered into a contract with Swiss

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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #158 on: December 06, 2017, 03:29:08 PM »
So the dust seems to be settling and they dont seem to be honoring them.

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Re: Hurry! Aeroplan allowing Swiss first class bookings!
« Reply #159 on: December 06, 2017, 03:31:27 PM »
Go to small claims if DoT doesn't respond
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