Matthew.
Where/when are you flying to/from? 330 miles transborder is IMO
kinda marginal these days, in terms of cost, comfort, stress level etc.. If
it was me - rent an SUV
load it up, and GO, door to door! You will no doubt get
points from the Car Rental Co./Gas Co./Food Co./Etc..
Based on the fact your trip is quite short....of course.
Liam.
YVR.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Sheren" <matthew.sheren@mail.mcgill.ca>
To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: Boarding pass requirement could mean more waiting
> Albert Pagliacci wrote:
>
> >Z Class on AC is not "Youth Standby". It's a consolidator fare class.
Since the beginning of this year, it's ineligible for mileage accumulation.
That explains why your Mileage Plus number does not register in the booking.
> >
> It's ineligible for Aeroplan miles. I haven't seen anything that would
> disqualify it from Mileage Plus, though.
>
> >Paper tickets are issued by TravelCUTS because they control the booking
and ticketing on these fares. If you needed to make changes, only TravelCUTS
can do it.
> >
> >FWIW, TravelCUTS tickets have gone up so much in price since the AC/CP
> >merger that sometimes you're better off buying an L Class ticket
(published discount economy) and get your miles.
> >
> My route is 331 actual miles, it doesn't mean that much to me, and I
> don't fly enough segments to get anywhere close to status :> I've
> bought L/Q class tickets in the past, but I tend to opt for the Z-class
> ones nowadays because, to change them, is just 25USD + difference in
> fare, which usually isn't even applicable, since Z-class has no advance
> purchase requirement, and only a Friday night stay. I changed my return
> last year during winter break to come back here early (went into the
> office Jan. 2 to change from the 6th to the 4th), and there's a chance
> that I'll have to change the return again this year. For the extra cost
> (this time, T-cuts was $40 cheaper than the published), the flexibility
> is certainly worth it.
> Matthew :)