Travel Question

[UpperDeck]

An easy one. I assume retirees can access ETS to list for pass travel thru AC Life.

Can a retiree access myidtravel thru ETS or is access restricted to persons entitled to use zed fares; ie.. active employees.

If access is not blocked to non-active employees such as retirees, what prevents retirees from obtaining and using an Id-90 (other than the general rules and the carriers demand for proof of employment)?

[UpperDeck]

I should clarify that my posting was definitely NOT a request for guidance on how best to circumvent AC employee travel pass policies.

It arose from a discussion about the consequences of retirement. If "we" retired and used an "award" to travel to (for example) Sydney, could we use id travel (ZED) on an OAL to continue our trip.

Who better to ask than the informed retired participants on this forum?

[PaulD]

You could join the AC Non Rev group on Facebook. All kind of questions and responses are on there and it is open to AC employees and retirees.

[moeman]

Yes, retirees can use ZED fares. Not sure if all airlines accept us, but we're definitely allowed to use them. I had asked this of the Employee Travel team not long ago. This was their reply:
 

Yes retirees have access to MY ID travel and to travel on OAL as per ETS Retiree

Eligible Persons

• Retired employee of AC/Fasco/AC Jazz*

• Spouse Legal and registered Common-law partner

• Dependent children as per travel profile.

• Parents

Programs Available from the Employee Travel Website 

• Valid for travel on AC, AC Jazz, Air Canada Vacations

• Access to partner passes as per travel profile.

• Access to partner Star Alliance as per travel profile.

• Access to Service Award as per travel profile.

• Access to Upgrade Pass

• ZED fares on other airlines as per individual airline.

[UpperDeck]

Moeman....

 

"How you doin"?

Thank you sir. Exactly what we needed to know!!

Gracias