Air Canada Extends Altitude Status, Gets Creative

Thanks Lucky. So American Airlines is going to be the last to the party apparently - if they even show up at all!

Hey Ben do you have a link to the announcement. It seems decently fair, but as a SE100k you'd think they'd notify us of the changes.

Sweet! Let's incentive people to travel when they should be at home!
Great idea! So CREATIVE!

Yes, looking for the notification from Air Canada. I'm wondering if, for example, I'm 35K, but I hit 25K in travel this year -- can I gift 25K? Or is it only if I hit my own threshold that it can be gifted.

@Kevin, take a look at the Media Centre on their website. It's the top press release there.

Details are posted here https://www.aeroplan.com/covid-19.do#/

Short answer to Sean Simpson is that as I read this you can gift whatever status you earn this year and if that is lower than your current status you still keep your current status whilst your nominee gets the gifted (lower) status. If it's higher than your current status you and you nominee both get the new status for 2021. This is remarkable.

Bite it Biz Guy!!! Find some other place to piss on people's shoes....
People still have to be responsible and not fly until safe, right?
Thx Lucky.... 🙂

@Biz Guy Just imagine your job is related to medical.So maybe you have to travel even more than normal time.And nxet year you find you can gift statu to a friend(if you have any).Isn't it a nice way to reward your service?

Air Canada is sending the notification by email. Everyone should be receiving it shortly. I just got mine a few minutes ago.

I can't be excited about anything Air Canada until they start listening to the DOT and issue refunds for (US-based) cancelled flights. They continue to refuse, and agents won't even allow you to speak with a supervisor. They simply say there are no supervisors and stonewall, stonewall, stonewall.

I think this is a good move by Air Canada. There will undoubtedly be at least a few frequent fliers that will earn enough to extend their status "the normal way". Its nice they can do something with that. In the inevitable economic downturn that will happen on the backside of this pandemic, if this gives Air Canada even a small amount of revenue, I am sure they'll call it a win. The potential good will it generates amongst its fliers wont hurt either.

Next up - what will American do (if anything)?

Hi Ben, have you heard of any European airline extending status?

Any information regarding extending the expiration dates on eCoupons?

They also said in the email that starting next week they'll be announcing more ways to earn status from home... this could be interesting.

I got a notification e-mail last night, too.

Does this extension apply to those that earn status from the travel at home promotions? My status still says it will expire Feb 2021

Anyone have a Air Canada Status gift they are willing to share?

Hi there. Back in April, Air Canada announced that if any member achieves status (without extension) in 2020, they would be able to gift that status to a friend for 2021. Do you know when/how will be able to gift that status to someone?