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Aeroplan will adjust its flight reward chart effective September 1, 2022. Here are all the changes you need to know.
The new Aeroplan program was launched almost two years ago. Since then, the aeronautical landscape has changed significantly due to COVID-19: sometimes devastated with grounded aircraft, sometimes congested due to the Revenge Travel phenomenon. Added to this are the inflationary context and the airline’s exploding fuel costs.
All the conditions are thus met to see the rewards programs adjust their charts. The following are the changes to the Aeroplan flight reward chart coming on September 1, 2022.
This article will be updated regularly.
Changes to the Aeroplan Flight Reward Chart
North America - Atlantic
As a reminder, here is the current flight reward chard for this zone:
Here are the changes that will affect this area as of September 1, 2022:
| Distance | Flights | Business | First |
| 6 001 – 8 000 | Partners | 90 000 | 130 000 |
| (+ 5 000) | (+ 10 000) | ||
| 8 001 + | Partners | 110 000 | 140 000 |
| (+ 10 000) | (+ 10 000) |
North America - Pacific
As a reminder, here is the current flight reward chard for this zone:
Here are the changes that will affect this area as of September 1, 2022:
| Distance | Flights | Business | First |
| 7 501 – 11 000 | Partners | 87 500 | – |
| (+ 2 500) | – | ||
| 11 001 + | Partners | 115 000 | 150 000 |
| (+ 10 000) | (+ 10 000) |
North America - South America
As a reminder, here is the current flight reward chard for this zone:
Here are the changes that will affect this area as of September 1, 2022. This is a creation of a 0-2,500 distance band with reduced pricing, in addition to the 2,501-4,500 mile band:
| Distance | Flights | Economy | Premium Economy | Business | First |
| 0 – 2 500 | Air Canada | 25 000 – 50 000 | 30 000 – 65 000 | 40 000 – 75 000 | 50 000 – 100 000 |
| Partner | 20 000 | – | 40 000 | 50 000 | |
| (- 10 000) | (- 10 000) | (- 10 000) | |||
| 2 501 – 4 500 | Air Canada | 30 000 – 60 000 | 45 000 – 125 000 | 50 000 – 175 000 | 80 000 – 200 000 |
| Partner | 30 000 | 50 000 | 80 000 |
Atlantic - Pacific
As a reminder, here is the current flight reward chard for this zone:
Here are the changes that will affect this area as of September 1, 2022. It is a creation of a band from 0 to 2,500 with reduced pricing, in addition to the other bands:
| Distance | Flights | Economy | Premium Economy | Business | First |
| 0 – 2 500 | Air Canada | 25 000 – 50 000 | 30 000 – 65 000 | 40 000 – 75 000 | 50 000 – 100 000 |
| Partner | 25 000 | – | 40 000 | 50 000 | |
| (- 15 000) | (- 20 000) | (- 30 000) | |||
| 2 501 – 5 000 | Air Canada | – | 50 000 – 75 000 | – | – |
| 5 001 – 7 000 | Air Canada | – | 65 000 – 80 000 | – | – |
| 7 001 + | Air Canada | – | 80 000 – 110 000 | – | – |
| Partner | 65 000 | – | 110 000 | 140 000 | |
| (+ 5 000) | (+ 10 000) | (+ 10 000) |
South America
As a reminder, here is the current flight reward chard for this zone:
Here are the changes that will affect this area as of September 1, 2022. This is a creation of a band of 0 to 1,600 with reduced pricing, and a new band of 1,601 miles and above :
| Distance | Flights | Economy | Business | First |
| 0 – 1 600 | Partner | 10 000 | 20 000 | 30 000 |
| (- 5 000) | (- 10 000) | (- 20 000) | ||
| 1 601 + | Partner | 20 000 | 35 000 | 50 000 |
| (+ 5 000) | (+ 5 000) | – |
Conclusion
These are the first changes Aeroplan has made since the new program launched in November 2020. These remain relatively contained and go in both directions: the rising fares impact mainly long flights in business and first class, while the decreasing fares are due to the creation of new shorter bands within a zone.
As always: there will be winners and losers with these changes. Let’s hope they don’t call for more soon!
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