Air Canada and its popular Aeroplan program feature often on Australian Frequent Flyer. Air Canada is a member of Star Alliance, and also has other partners such as Virgin Australia, meaning their Aeroplan program is extremely useful for Australians looking to earn and burn points! See below for our guides and articles about Air Canada and Aeroplan.
Air Canada's Aeroplan program has announced changes to its award chart effective June 1, 2026. The majority of changes are price increases, and the routes affected include ones that Australian members tend to value the most. Here is what has changed and whether Aeroplan is still worth it for Australians
Air Canada Aeroplan points are highly valuable because you can redeem them online for Business Class flights on lots of different partner airlines, with no fuel surcharges. During Aeroplan's latest promotion, you can get up to a 90% bonus when buying points.
You can now convert PayRewards points into Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles, China Southern Sky Pearl miles and more, as Pay.com.au adds more airline and hotel transfer partners.
Air Canada is jumping on the unpopular bandwagon of awarding status based on the amount of money you spend, following the likes of Virgin Australia and British Airways.
Aeroplan is moving to dynamic award prices for redemptions on certain partner airlines such as Etihad and United. This is part of a bigger frequent flyer program trend.
In an unprecedented move, Air Canada has quietly removed checked baggage from its cheapest Economy airfares on trans-Pacific routes.
AC34 is Air Canada's daily flight from Sydney to Toronto, with a stop in Vancouver. Our guide explains what to expect when you fly with Air Canada, a Velocity partner airline, across the Pacific.
I collect points with many airlines, but there are three frequent flyer point currencies that I find particularly valuable as an Australian.
You could fly from Perth to Johannesburg in Air Mauritius Business Class, via Mauritius, for 80,000 Aeroplan points + $138.
Air Canada Aeroplan members can now redeem their points online for reward flights on Emirates, without fuel or carrier surcharges!
Air Canada’s Aeroplan program has an unusually large number of useful airline partnerships. Not only can Aeroplan members earn and redeem points across the Star Alliance network, but also with around 20 other partner airlines that are not part of Star Alliance. These include many airlines that aren’t affiliated with any of the alliances, such … Continued
Since relaunching in 2020, Air Canada’s Aeroplan program has become popular with frequent flyers for its wide range of partner airlines, reasonable reward flight pricing and the ability to buy Aeroplan points with regular discounts or bonuses. Put simply, it’s possible to buy Aeroplan points at a good price, and redeem them easily through Air … Continued