Seats.aero Launches Calendar: Spot the Cheapest Date for Your Points at a Glance
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Seats.aero has added a Calendar view that shows you the lowest points price for each day, across every program it tracks. On Montreal–Paris, it surfaces nonstops at 12,000 Virgin points or 35,200 Aeroplan points at a glance, when other days cost 56,400 points. We tested it with a Pro account.
What the Calendar View Changes
Airline calendars show prices for a single program: Aeroplan shows Aeroplan, Flying Blue shows Flying Blue. The Seats.aero calendar compares every program it tracks and keeps the cheapest one for each day.
In practice:
- two months are displayed at once;
- each day shows the lowest price and the program's logo;
- the cheapest days in the period are highlighted in green;
- hovering over a day opens the details: nonstop or connecting, program, operating airline, points, taxes and number of seats;
- the usual filters (programs, alliances, transfer partners, cabin, day of week) apply to the calendar.
You switch to it from the "View" menu above your search results.
Seats.aero also says you can search with broad geographic codes, such as the East Coast to Europe, or with custom airport groups. We haven't tested those two features in the calendar yet.
Our Test: Montreal–Paris in Economy
We searched YUL–CDG in economy for November and December 2026. In each day, the top line gives you the best nonstop price and the bottom line the best price with a connection.
Aeroplan Nonstops
On the nonstop line, Aeroplan fills every day in November. You spot the low fares right away:
- 35,200 Aeroplan points on November 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 22, 23 and 24;
- 56,400 to 56,500 points on most other days in November and in early December;
- 61,600 to 68,600 points from December 25 to 31, over the holidays;
- no nonstop seats at all from December 11 to 24.
Without the calendar, you would have to open the dates one by one to find those eight days. Here, you see them at a glance, and the gap reaches 21,200 points per one-way ticket.
The details for a day give you what you need to book. On November 27, for example, two Air Canada nonstops, AC870 and AC874, cost 56,400 points + $80.41 CAD in taxes and fees, with 9 seats open.
All Programs
Show every program and you will see the lowest prices change completely:
- 12,000 Virgin points + $268.20 CAD with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, on Air France's nonstop, on about ten days between November 9 and December 3;
- 22,500 points with American Airlines AAdvantage or Atmos Rewards, with a connection;
- 25,000 Flying Blue miles on a nonstop, on several days in November and December.
Hover over a green day and you get the details. On November 19, for example, Air France's nonstop costs 12,000 Virgin points + $268.20 CAD, with 9 seats open. On the same day, Qantas offers a connecting flight for 34,700 points.
Click a date and you get the full list of flights. On November 11, for example, Aeroplan offers the nonstop for 35,200 points, while AAdvantage and Atmos ask 22,500 points with a connection.
Before you transfer, compare the taxes too: the 12,000-point Virgin award comes with $268.20 CAD in taxes and fees, versus $80.41 CAD for an Aeroplan nonstop. From Canada, you earn Virgin and Atmos points mainly by transferring Marriott Bonvoy points, at 3 Bonvoy points for 1 airline point. Those 12,000 Virgin points therefore cost you 36,000 Bonvoy points.
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Free or Pro?
We tested Calendar with a Pro account, and Seats.aero opened it to Pro subscribers first. The Seats.aero Pro plan costs $9.99 USD per month or $99.99 USD per year. It gives you a full year of availability and live search, while the free account stops at 60 days.
The subscription is billed in US dollars, so a card with no foreign transaction fees saves you the 2.5% fee on every payment.
Our Take
For travellers with flexible dates, the Calendar view is the fastest way to spot the days when an award takes up to four times fewer points. It doesn't replace checking the program's own website before you transfer points: the data can be a few hours old, and taxes vary widely from one program to another.
To earn the points for these tickets, two cards match the dates found in our test. The TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card gives you Aeroplan points for the 35,200-point nonstop. The RBC Avion Visa Infinite Card gives you Avion points, which you can convert to AAdvantage miles for the 22,500-point award with a connection.
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What is the Seats.aero Calendar view?
It is a calendar display of award flight search results. For each day, you see the lowest points price and the program that offers it, across two months side by side, with one line for nonstops and one for connecting flights.
How do you turn on Calendar in Seats.aero?
Run a search, then open the "View" menu above the results and choose Calendar. The usual filters, such as programs, alliances, transfer partners and cabin, then apply to the calendar.
Is Calendar available with a free account?
We tested it with a Pro account, and Seats.aero opened it to Pro subscribers first. The Pro plan costs $9.99 USD per month or $99.99 USD per year and gives you a full year of availability, versus 60 days on the free account.
Do the prices shown include taxes?
No, each day in the calendar shows points. Taxes and fees appear when you hover over or open a date. On Montreal–Paris, they ranged from $80.41 CAD for Aeroplan to $268.20 CAD for the 12,000-point Virgin award.
How can you earn Virgin or Atmos points from Canada?
The simplest route is Marriott Bonvoy, which transfers its points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Atmos Rewards at 3 points for 1. A 12,000-point Virgin award therefore takes 36,000 Bonvoy points.
Can you book directly from Seats.aero?
No, Seats.aero does not sell tickets. A flight's details give you a link to the program's website, where you confirm availability and book with your points.
Is the calendar availability up to date?
Each result shows when it was last seen, from a few minutes to a few days ago. Before you transfer points, always check the seat on the program's website, since a transfer to an airline program is usually final.
