Air Canada Aeroplan reinstates Family sharing

[Gold Member]

Family sharing

Better together with Aeroplan Family Sharing

www.aircanada.com

A mere 18 months after they told us it would be offline for a few weeks.

In light of the past abuse, there are some hurdles:

- Up to eight verified family members can join together to share points, while keeping their own Aeroplan accounts
- All points earned, including existing points balances, are added into the shared pools
- Members must be part of the program for six months before they can join a pool, and they must stay in that pool for at least three months, and not have been in another pool in the past six months
- Family Sharing is open to family members, including spouses, partners, children, siblings, in-laws, parents, and grandparents
- Members with redemption privileges can use points from the shared balance to redeem rewards
- If there’s a primary Aeroplan credit card holder in the pool, then everyone can use the preferred pricing benefit
- Family sharing doesn’t impact the expiration of Aeroplan points; members still need some individual account activity every 18 months to keep their balance active
- In some cases, additional identity verification steps are required, to provide extra protection against unauthorized use under the terms

 

[Grrr]

Family sharing

Better together with Aeroplan Family Sharing

www.aircanada.com

A mere 18 months after they told us it would be offline for a few weeks.

In light of the past abuse, there are some hurdles:

- Up to eight verified family members can join together to share points, while keeping their own Aeroplan accounts
- All points earned, including existing points balances, are added into the shared pools
- Members must be part of the program for six months before they can join a pool, and they must stay in that pool for at least three months, and not have been in another pool in the past six months
- Family Sharing is open to family members, including spouses, partners, children, siblings, in-laws, parents, and grandparents
- Members with redemption privileges can use points from the shared balance to redeem rewards
- If there’s a primary Aeroplan credit card holder in the pool, then everyone can use the preferred pricing benefit
- Family sharing doesn’t impact the expiration of Aeroplan points; members still need some individual account activity every 18 months to keep their balance active
- In some cases, additional identity verification steps are required, to provide extra protection against unauthorized use under the

How are non-US minors supposed to get their accounts verified if you don’t live near one of the 3 airports listed ??!

 

[Revenge]

Wait what? I've been using family sharing for the last year or so with no issue.

 

[Grrr]

Wait what? I've been using family sharing for the last year or so with no issue.

It was paused a while ago due to issues with fraud; if you had an existing pool it continued to work, you just couldn't create a new one

Now you can create a new pool, but there is currently no way to add a minor who doesn't have a US or Canadian passport

Unless you happen to live in Paris, Chicago or Montreal, where you could go to the airport and verify their ID in person !!

 

[Revenge]

It was paused a while ago due to issues with fraud; if you had an existing pool it continued to work, you just couldn't create a new one

Now you can create a new pool, but there is currently no way to add a minor who doesn't have a US or Canadian passport

Unless you happen to live in Paris, Chicago or Montreal, where you could go to the airport and verify their ID in person !!

Well that is less than ideal! I'm glad I got in before these changes.