Re: Airmile Polints

"Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "David Gee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "neil tupper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > I have sufficient airline points with Aeroplan to fly 1st
> > > class to Europe. Despite several attempts at different
> > > dates and in different flights, first class seats were
> > > available line.
> <snip>
> > > Does anyone here with experience know the correct
> > > reason?
>
> > You don't say what country you live in, which airline you wish to
fly
> > on, or your preferred cities of departure and arrival.
> >
> > That makes it dificult for your felow NG subscribers to give you
good
> > advice!
>
> David - Aeroplan is Air Canada's FF program. HTH.

I know that! I have paid for flights Vancouver - Europe several times
with accumulated Aeroplan points.

My original questions are still relevant, because:

1)  Air Canada Aeroplan points can be used on a dozen or more other
airlines (including some you have never heard of!);

2)  his country of residence might dictate which of those many airlines
he can most easily use;

3)  his specific preferred cities may be more or less attainable,
depending on
the relative number of flights (and seats) between them offered by the
various airlines flying that route;  it may be that, for example, there
are no seats available to Amsterdam, but lots to Brussels;

OTOH, since I posed those 3 questions, I have been
wondering why he is willing to spend a jillion extra points for the
"First Class experience", rather than flying Economy to Europe next
Spring, and somewhere else at a later date.  Yes, it's entirely his
choice, but I can't help thinking that some people (especially snowbound
Canadians) would rather save those extra points to go somewhere warm
next winter.

Brrrr!