Here's a route I didn't expect Air Canada to launch... Air Canada will be launching 3x weekly flights between Toronto and Doha as of December 15, 2020. The flight will operate with the following schedule: AC58 Toronto to Doha departing 8:10PM arriving…
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O (Air) Canada... Many airlines around the world have been absolutely awful when it comes to providing passengers with refunds in the event of flight cancelations during the pandemic. It's at least worth acknowledging that there are two sides to this:…
Airlines are trying to find new ways to utilize planes given how the industry has changed. A few months back Air Canada offered all business class service from Toronto to both Montreal and Ottawa, and now the airline is extending this concept to popular…
Well, I guess there's some small silver lining to the coronavirus pandemic for Air Canada. In June 2019 it was announced that Air Canada would acquire Canadian low cost carrier Air Transat: Initially Air Canada was going to pay $13 per share, for a total…
This November Air Canada is introducing an entirely new loyalty program, which includes a new approach towards award redemptions, new elite perks, and new credit card benefits. In addition to all of the changes that have already been revealed, a new…
Air Canada has just started selling passes for unlimited monthly flying within Canada, and that sure is interesting... Airlines around the globe are in a cash crunch and have a lot of empty seats on planes, so are trying to get innovative. That's where…
Air Canada's Aeroplan program has just made it significantly easier to redeem miles on the North American airline I most want to fly... Canadian North is an Inuit-owned airline with the most service to the Canadian Arctic. Canadian North has been a partner…
The million (or perhaps multi-billion) dollar question is how travel restrictions can be eased without greatly increasing risk. We've seen a countless number of airlines call for border restrictions to be relaxed and for there to be more robust testing,…
The Air Canada Aeroplan program is continuing its trend of adding new partner airlines. In June Aeroplan added Etihad Airways as a partner, in July Aeroplan added Azul as a partner, and now the program is adding another partner. This is all in addition…
Yesterday the details of the new Air Canada Aeroplan loyalty program were announced, and now the program has launched a lucrative promotion for new members. Aeroplan is offering 2,500 bonus miles if you join Aeroplan through this link and earn your first…
A new points program and approach to redemptions are all well and good, but most of us aren’t earning all those Aeroplan points with our butts in seats. Credit cards, even in Canada’s tight regulatory environment, are a critical part of the earn and…
After two years of talking about it, Air Canada finally unveiled its new frequent flyer program this morning and it’s called… Aeroplan. Market research with thousands of people showed the brand had huge value, so they’ve kept it, but make no mistake,…
Air Canada has today revealed the full details of its new Aeroplan frequent flyer program, which launches November 8, 2020. In this post I'll be focusing specifically on Aeroplan's radically new approach to award pricing, which is unlike any other program…
Air Canada Aeroplan has launched yet another promotion, which is valid whether you're booking a paid or award flight. With this, you can get up to 40% of miles back on award tickets, or up to 150% bonus miles on paid tickets. Air Canada Aeroplan is offering…
Aeroplan has just announced a significant improvement to its mileage expiration policy. This developments comes ahead of the new Aeroplan loyalty program launching in the fourth quarter of this year. Effective immediately, Aeroplan miles expire after…
Our first flight enroute to Bodrum was from Fort Lauderdale to Montreal on Air Canada. Let me share the itinerary that we booked to get to Bodrum, and then I'll get into my review of Air Canada's updated business class service. Understandably airlines…
In the past few years we've seen so many airline loyalty programs make changes for the worse. Every time I hear about major changes coming to an airline loyalty program, I dread the announcement and expect the worst. Unfortunately I've been proven right…
I'm so impressed by everything that Air Canada Aeroplan has been doing to engage members in the coronavirus era, ranging from extending elite status and even giving people the option to gift status to others, to providing innovative ways to earn status…
I have to say, Air Canada Aeroplan is impressing me more than just about all other airline loyalty programs combined nowadays. The amount of innovation and positive changes we're seeing from Aeroplan is simply fantastic. Last month Air Canada and Etihad…
Air Canada Aeroplan and Uber Eats have announced a new partnership, allowing members to earn Aeroplan miles for Uber Eats spending. Between June 9 and June 15, 2020, Aeroplan will offer 10x miles for every dollar spent at Uber Eats via the Aeroplan eStore…
Yesterday Air Canada Aeroplan and Etihad Guest launched a new partnership, opening up reciprocal mileage earning and redemption opportunities. I'd argue that by far the most interesting part of this new partnership is the ability to redeem Air Canada…
Air Canada Aeroplan and Etihad Guest have launched an exciting new partnership as of today. This was initially hinted at back in April 2019, so the partnership is a bit over a year late, but it has now happened. Better late than never, right? ;) With…
Air Canada hasn't exactly been the most forthcoming airline when it comes to refunds in situations where they cancelled flights throughout this pandemic. However, the airline has just introduced a generous new policy for those who book a ticket with…
As of today Air Canada's Aeroplan program got into the business of selling miles directly to consumers, and that started with them selling miles for as little as $0.01 USD each, in very limited quantities, as follows: For the first 10 million Aeroplan…
