June 16 Update: Cathay Pacific Upgrade Auction out of YYZ, #RackUpRewards Twitter Chat, Lufthansa Seat Sale

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Cathay Pacific has launched a new program called "Enhance" where passengers booked in Economy or Premium Economy will be able to 'bid' for upgrades on their flights. It is in a trial period right now but we mention this to you as Toronto is included in the list 9 trial cities. Here is how 'Enhance' works:

During the trial period, we invite passengers booked on Economy Class and Premium Economy Class to place an offer for a chance to upgrade, with the following criteria:

• Passengers travelling on 1 of our 9 selected routes: Perth, Toronto, Newark, Moscow, Paris, London, Surabaya, Cebu or Seoul.
• Enhance is only available for selected flights and applicable fare classes on these routes where tickets are issued at specific countries/regions.
• Bookings made after 12 May 2014, for travel between 20 June and 12 November 2014, on cathaypacific.com or dragonair.com, or with our local reservations office and hotlines.
• Bookings must be confirmed.
• Bookings with infant fares, waitlisted, redemption and prize tickets are not eligible.

After you book your Economy Class or Premium Economy Class ticket, you may be invited to participate in Enhance, based on various factors, including seat availability.
How to make an offer

1. Book your ticket.
   • Book on our official website, and if you’re eligible you’ll receive an instant invitation on the booking confirmation page.
   • Book with your local reservations office, and if you’re eligible you’ll receive an email invitation 7 days before departure of the first sector of your flight booking.
2. Follow the steps on the invitation, submit your personal information, and make an offer.
3. If your offer was accepted, we will contact you 2-3 days before your flight to confirm the upgrade.

For more details, terms & conditions and more please visit Cathay Pacific

British Airways has further delayed their YYC-LHR 787 service to August 19th. Sorry to pass on this news to our YYC readers who may have been looking forward to flying on this bird earlier in August (and even July as initially planned). Source: Airlineroute.net

Air Canada is planning to run one of their Boeing 777-200LRs between Toronto and Barbados during the winter season! This is great news for travellers booked or looking to book this route as currently it is flown by AC Rouge A319. (Source Airlineroute.net)

Travel Deals
Lufthansa is having 3 day sale on flights from Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Flights start at $1089 all in. Full details here
Purchase by: 18.06.2014 Departure period: 11.09.2014 - 06.05.2015 Return period: 14.09.2014 - 06.06.2015 Not valid: 19.12.2014 - 21.12.2014 Advance Purchase Period: 7 days

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