[Alison]

I am looking to travel from MAN to YUL and have been assigned Brussels Airlines by the travel agent, in economy. As the second leg is over 6 hours I was hoping to upgrade to P/E. The second leg, from Brussels to Montreal is actually operated by Air Canada. They will sell a P/E seat for the flight on their website. Brussels Air only offer economy or Business (and £1200 extra is too much) on their website. Is there any way to buck the system and actually buy a P/E seat?

[AMcWhirter]

Hello Alison, What does the travel agent say ? Are both flights booked with Brussels Airlines ?

Brussels-Montreal is operated by Air Canada and code-shared by Brussels Airlines.

Flight time is 7 hrs 30 mins for Brussels-Montreal.

If you really want Premium Economy it might be easier to cancel the above and rebook with, say, BA/AC/AF via LHR/CDG.

[TimFitzgeraldTC]

You can ask if the agent can book exactly the same flights under the AC flight numbers (fare should be identical). They can then price a Premium economy option for you. If the ticket has already been issued this won’t be possible.

[capetonianm]

If the codeshare agreement is freeflow then Tim’s suggestion is the best, but if it’s capped or on allocation then unfortunately it probably won’t work.

[Alison]

Thanks for the replies. Both flights are with Brussels Airlines and the agent says that they cannot sell what Brussels Airlines doesn’t offer…. Unfortunately it is currently a package with a hotel so I guess I’m stuck with economy although I will ask the question as per TimF.

[Unwriten]

Hello Alison, you can also give it a try at check in or even on the AC plane as well. I know that some airline do sell upgrades on board (LX for example).

[AMcWhirter]

Alison – Had you explained originally that the flights were issued as part of a package and the tickets had already been booked then I would have given different advice.

Best to try the suggestions from Tim/Unwriten.

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