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Air Canada seat selection after booking with Expedia

Expedia says airlines control seating and does not guarantee a specific seat even if it was pre-booked. Compare the airline’s assignment with the confirmation before purchasing another seat. Air Canada Basic carries an advance Standard-selection fee. Standard-fare advance charges apply within Canada, to or from the United States, and on select international itineraries; other listed itineraries allow that selection without charge. Latitude, comfort, and Flex include Standard selection. These fare rules do not establish that an Expedia booking will immediately appear in every Air Canada self-service channel. If you cannot retrieve it, ask Expedia or Air Canada which reservation reference applies. Check the operating airline on mixed itineraries as well, and keep any existing seat receipt while resolving a missing assignment instead of assuming a second payment is necessary.

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What to do next

  1. Compare the airline’s assignment with the confirmation before purchasing another seat.

  2. Check the operating airline on mixed itineraries as well, and keep any existing seat receipt while resolving a missing assignment instead of assuming a second payment is necessary.

  3. Review Terms of Service from Expedia and verify the current page before completing this task.

  4. Review Online advance seat selection from Air Canada and verify the current page before completing this task.

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