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Aeroplan’s Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL)

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Aeroplan’s Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL)
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This post is part of our new series about the Aeroplan program: the new Aeroplan sweet spots.

Find in the summary of the series how you can find Aeroplan sweet spots by yourself.Let’s try to find the new Aeroplan sweet spots from Montreal-Trudeau Airport (YUL) .

Aeroplan's Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL) - featured star alliance yul

Aeroplan’s Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL)

The « North America » travel zone extends from Alaska to Panama (included).

This includes Canada and the United States, but also all of Central America, the Caribbean, or Hawaii.

Aeroplan's Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL) - Aeroplan Grille North American Zone

Here is Aeroplan’s chart for travel within North America Zone:

Aeroplan's Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL) - amerique nord

If you are travelling from another airport, you will have to add the distance travelled between your airport and Montreal-Trudeau. This could make you bust some thresholds in some situations:

Aeroplan's Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL) - Distance To Yul
DestinationDistance (miles)
Ottawa (YOW)94
Quebec (YQB)145
Saguenay Bagotville (YBG)236
Rouyn-Noranda (YUY)307
Sept-Iles (YZV)478

0-500 miles

Flights covering this distance were historically in the short-haul category.

See for example the main non-stop destinations from/to Montreal with a distance between 0-500 miles:

Aeroplan's Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL) - Yul Sweet Spots Cc
DestinationDistance (miles)Eco
Boston (BOS)2556-10 K
Toronto (YTZ)3066-10 K
New York (LGA)3256-10 K
Saint John (YSJ)3836-10 K
Washington (DCA)4896-10 K

501-1,500 miles

See for example the main non stop destinations from/to Montreal with a distance between 501-1,500 miles:

Aeroplan's Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL) - Yul Sweet Spots Mc
DestinationDistance (miles)Eco
Halifax (YHZ)50210-15K
Charlottetown (YYG)51610-15K
Magdalen Islands (YGR)58710-15K
Chicago (ORD)75010-15K
St John’s (YYT)1 01110-15K
Winnipeg (YWG)1 13410-15K
Miami (MIA)1 41410-15K
Nassau (NAS)1 43410-15K
San Salvador (ZSA)1 48710-15K

1,501-2,750 miles

This new Aeroplan pricing opens the door to many opportunities. For example, flights to the Caribbean or Central America (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Bahamas, Cuba, Costa Rica, etc.) cost between 12,500 and 17,500 Aeroplan points one-way.

See for example the main non-stop destinations from/to Montreal with a distance between 1,501-2,750 miles:

Aeroplan's Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL) - Yul Sweet Spots Lc
DestinationDistance (miles)Eco
Providenciales (PLS)1 63512.5-17.5K
Cancun (CUN)1 84212.5-17.5K
San Juan (SJU)1 91512.5-17.5K
Pointe a Pitre (PTP)2 13312.5-17.5K
Fort de France (FDF)2 25412.5-17.5K
Mexico City (MEX)2 30512.5-17.5K
Curacao (CUR)2 31012.5-17.5K
Bridgetown (BGI)2 38312.5-17.5K
Puerto Vallarta (PVR)2 47312.5-17.5K
Ixtapa (ZIH)2 49712.5-17.5K
San Jose (SJO)2 52112.5-17.5K

To the Atlantic Zone 0-4,000 miles

I’ve to say something here: there are few or no sweet spots between North America and the Atlantic zones .

Aeroplan's Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL) - Yul Sweet Spots Cc Atlantic
DestinationDistance (miles)Eco
Casablanca (CMN)3 53435-60K

To the Atlantic 4,000-6,000 miles

There, a sweet spot I see is for the non-stop flight between Montreal and Tel Aviv.

Aeroplan's Sweet Spots from Montreal (YUL) - Yul Sweet Spots Mc Atlantique
DestinationDistance (miles)Eco
Tel Aviv (TLV)5 48240-70K

Conclusion

For other destinations departing from Montreal, there may be some good deals, especially for business or first-class flights. However, we cannot categorize this as sweet spots.

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