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While Air Canada has chosen to stiff customers holding cancelled flights and pick a fight with the DOT, their Aeroplan mileage program has been on a roll.
That’s not a surprise given that 2 of my favorite former Continental executives, Scott O’Leary and Mark Nasr are running the loyalty show there now that they are bringing Aeroplan back in house, but I’ll talk more about them in another post.
Note that Air Canada will reveal a brand new Aeroplan program on July 28th. Whether they will announce good news or bad, it’s worth booking travel now as you can cancel awards for travel on any date for free, as long as you do so by 8/31. That way if prices go up you are locked in, and if they go down you can just rebook for free!
Aeroplan has also added new partners in Azul and Etihad, offered dirt cheap miles with elite status to boot, offered a 50% mileage rebate for domestic flights, offered free infant award tickets, extended their mileage expiration policy.
The good times keep rolling and they are now they’re launching an excellent summer promotion. You need to register for it here.
Here’s hoping that Aeroplan will become the most valuable mileage program in North America when it relaunches next week!
On the earning side:
- If you book a paid flight between today and 8/4 and travel by 9/30 in Economy Standard, Economy Flex, comfort, or Economy Latitude you’ll earn 100% bonus miles.
- If you book a paid flight between today and 8/4 and travel by 9/30 in Premium Economy lowest, Premium Economy flexible, Premium Rouge; Business Class lowest; and Business Class flexible you’ll earn 150% bonus miles.
On the burning side:
- If you book an award flight between today and 8/4 and travel by 9/30 in Air Canada Economy you’ll get a rebate of 30% of the miles redeemed.
- If you book an award flight between today and 8/4 and travel by 9/30 in Air Canada Premium Economy you’ll get a rebate of 35% of the miles redeemed.
- If you book an award flight between today and 8/4 and travel by 9/30 in Air Canada Business you’ll get a rebate of 40% of the miles redeemed.
- The percentage of Aeroplan Miles that is eligible to be credited back within three to four weeks after the last qualifying segment is flown.
- The Offer applies to one‑way, round-trip, or multi‑city fixed mileage or market fare Rewards.
- Not valid on partner awards.
A coach saver award from Toronto to Tel Aviv is normally 40K miles, but when I searched for a sample date on 8/23 it was available for 28,350 miles. You’ll also get a rebate of 8,505 miles after flying, making the effective total just 19,845 miles!
Or you can fly from NYC. Foreigners are allow to connect in Canada and stay in sterile transit on the way to another country.
A coach saver award from NYC to Tel Aviv is 40K miles. You’ll also get a rebate of 12K miles after flying, making the effective total just 28K miles!
A premium economy saver award from North America to Tel Aviv is 67.5K miles. You’ll also get a rebate of 23,625 miles after flying, making the effective total just 43,875 miles!
A business saver award from North America to Tel Aviv is 82.5K miles. You’ll also get a rebate of 33K miles after flying, making the effective total just 49,500 miles!
Nonstop from Toronto:
Or from NYC via Toronto:
The award search system is a bit buggy, you’ll have to call Aeroplan to book if you get an error message.
You can transfer points from AMEX to Air Canada Aeroplan instantly at a 1K:1K ratio or from Capital One to to Air Canada Aeroplan instantly at a 2K:1.5K ratio. You can also transfer 60K Marriott points into 25K Aeroplan miles.
Will you book any travel with this promotion?
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22 Comments On "Air Canada Aeroplan: Get Up To A 40% Rebate On Award Bookings Or 150% Bonus Miles On Paid Flights; Fly To Tel Aviv From 19.8K Coach Or 49.5K Business!"
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What does AC fly YYZ-TLV in buisness? 777?
787-9 in direct aisle access/reverse herringbone.
Any fuel surcharge on AC metal
yyz-tlv?
add $529 unfortunately if im not msitaken
Have they said that they’ll be revealing any details to the general public next week, or is it just a media event by invite only with signed NDA’s?
Would love to take advantage of this, but as an American are there any countries that I can travel to on AC metal that doesn’t have a mandatory quarantine?
Turkey
Does the person flying have to be the aeroplan member or can I book a flight for my wife and still take advantage of this?
You’re shipping her off?
Bringing her back. But just by way of an update, i spoke with aeroplan. They said “Only the person flying can earn up to 150% on a revenue booking. If you are booking an Aeroplan reward flight, you can get up to 40% miles back even if you are not the passenger.”
ship her off mate!
When does AC start flying to TLV? How have they been with cancelling flights so far?
“On the burning side”
Love it!
Would like to read more about the launching of the new mileage program
It is on the Aeroplan site as a welcome banner, now.
YQ seems prohibitive on AC. For example, with the 28k flight in Y, the fees are $364 CAD.
Market Fare is booked under a revenue fare but you wont earn miles for the flight
The example for Aug,23 YYZ TLV considering the tax which is $364CAD (270USD) in Economy (Market Fare) and paid Fare is $451 The redemption cash saving is only $181, plus paid fare you will earn 5,776 Miles in K Class under the current 100% promo
In Premium Economy (Saver Awards) tax is 409CAD (304USD) and paid fare is $873 The redemption cash saving is $569, plus paid fare will earn 15,884 miles in N class under the current 150% promo
The plus side booking with Aeroplan in this case would be the free cancellation until departure
@Dan how does AC Business compare to El AL and Unites Polaris?
Do flights have to be booked through air canada?
Or can I boom through Chase Points and add AP number and get the points bonus.
If a person flew in Sunday on a paid ticket anyway of getting the extra points
Might be missing something, but dont the fees make it almost not worth it?
I’m seeing taxes and fees of about 750 cad round trip, and booking it straight on air canada all cash is about 1100 cad (Sunday, August 16th, 2020 -Monday, August 24th, 2020 as an example)
Can now cancel until Oct. 16th.