I literally haven’t gotten anything done in the past two hours, because I’m having way too much fun thinking about this. So please immediately stop everything you’re doing and join me!
Aeroplan teases next airline partner
Air Canada Aeroplan is my favorite frequent flyer program, largely thanks to the program having more airline partners than any other frequent flyer program. The program has just announced SunExpress as its newest airline partner, and Aeroplan has also teased that another new airline partner will be announced next week.
Aeroplan is run by avgeeks, and they gave the following clue to guess the next partner:
They serve a particular, amazing aspirational destination and are the only one serving it on a scheduled basis with jet aircraft. In fact, the aircraft they use on this route is a fleet type they added specifically to serve this market!
I’ve now spent two hours on this, and still haven’t been able to come up with an airline that meets all these requirements. Aeroplan further clarified the clues as follows:
- This is an airport in a destination that the folks at Aeroplan consider to be aspirational
- The airline flies jets with scheduled service, and all other scheduled operators are props
- The airline inducted this fleet type just to serve this airport, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the airline never flies the aircraft to other markets
What airline will Aeroplan partner with?
Honestly I feel like I’ve spent the past two hours looking at every airline on earth, every aircraft delivery in recent history, etc., and I’ve come up with nothing. Zilch. Absolutely nothing. I feel like I’m probably missing something obvious, though.
I’ve considered everything from Aircalin, to Air Greenland, to Air Madagascar, to Air Tahiti Nui, to Bamboo Airways, to Bangkok Airways, to Drukair, to Fiji Airways, to Maldivian, but nothing quite checks out.
My initial guess was Air Greenland, which has one A330 that it uses to fly between Kangerlussuaq and Copenhagen, but I’m fairly certain the folks at Aeroplan aren’t considering Copenhagen an “amazing aspirational destination” (no offense), and for that matter Copenhagen Airport has plenty of jets. Similarly, Air Greenland can (and does) serve Greenland without jets, so this isn’t a case of Greenland being the “aspirational” destination.
Honestly, I’m so stumped, and I’m also having too much fun guessing. I won’t be able to get anything done until I figure this out, so I figure the best way to get to that point is to enlist the help of OMAAT readers, who collectively know everything.
Bottom line
Aeroplan will be announcing another new airline partner next week, and Aeroplan has provided some clues. Despite that, I can’t for the life of me figure out what the airline is. Thanks to the folks at Aeroplan for simultaneously bringing me such joy, and wasting so much of my time! 😉
Can anyone guess Aeroplan’s new airline partner?
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