Air Canada Adopts Spend-Based Aeroplan Status
Air Canada is jumping on the unpopular bandwagon of awarding status based on the amount of money you spend, following the likes of Virgin Australia and British Airways.
Air Canada and its popular Aeroplan program feature often on Australian Frequent Flyer. Air Canada is a member of Star Alliance, and also has other partners such as Virgin Australia, meaning their Aeroplan program is extremely useful for Australians looking to earn and burn points! See below for our guides and articles about Air Canada and Aeroplan.
Air Canada is jumping on the unpopular bandwagon of awarding status based on the amount of money you spend, following the likes of Virgin Australia and British Airways.
Air Canada Aeroplan points are highly valuable because you can redeem them online for Business Class flights on lots of different partner airlines, with no fuel surcharges. During Aeroplan's latest promotion, you can get up to an 85% bonus when buying points.
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I collect points with many airlines, but there are three frequent flyer point currencies that I find particularly valuable as an Australian.
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Air Canada Aeroplan members can now redeem their points online for reward flights on Emirates, without fuel or carrier surcharges!
Air Canada’s Aeroplan program has an unusually large number of useful airline partnerships. Not only can Aeroplan members earn and redeem points across the Star Alliance network, but also with around 20 other partner airlines that are not part of Star Alliance. These include many airlines that aren’t affiliated with any of the alliances, such … Continued
Since relaunching in 2020, Air Canada’s Aeroplan program has become popular with frequent flyers for its wide range of partner airlines, reasonable reward flight pricing and the ability to buy Aeroplan points with regular discounts or bonuses. Put simply, it’s possible to buy Aeroplan points at a good price, and redeem them easily through Air … Continued
If you’ve flown in Business Class on Qantas’ Boeing 737s and Airbus A330s, you’ll know that there’s a huge difference in the Business Class products on these two aircraft. Qantas’ narrow-body Boeing 737-800 features basic reclining Business seats with a little more width and legroom, which are suitable for the short flights it generally operates… … Continued