Aeroplan is useful to understand because several kinds of flexible bank points can transfer to it, and the program can book flights on multiple operating airlines. Together, those features give travelers more ways to turn card points into an award fare.
See where your points can take you →Several bank programs transfer to Aeroplan
Aeroplan is a transfer partner of more than one major bank. As a result, people with different kinds of flexible bank points may all be able to book through the same airline program.
If you have flexible bank points, check your bank's current transfer partners before narrowing your search. Aeroplan may be available even if you do not collect its points directly.
Aeroplan can book partner-operated flights
Aeroplan can issue award fares on partner airlines as well as Air Canada flights. This distinction matters because the airline program that sells an award fare can differ from the operating airline that flies the plane.
For example, a flight priced unattractively through one airline program may be offered through another program at a different points price. The operating airline and itinerary can remain the same while the program handling the booking changes.
Confirm the fare before transferring
Transfers remain one-way. Once points leave your bank and become Aeroplan points, you generally cannot move them back to the bank program. Confirm that the award fare is available through Aeroplan before starting a transfer.
Compare Aeroplan with your other options
Start with a trip you want to take, see how Aeroplan prices it, and compare that total with the other airline programs your points can reach. How to find award flights explains the search order, while best credit cards for award flights covers which banks connect to which programs.
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