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Air Canada·Star Alliance
How the Air Canada frequent flyer program works: how miles are earned, elite tiers, redemption value, expiry rules and which credit cards help.
Key Travel Facts & Insights
Air Canada operates Aeroplan. The currency is Aeroplan points.
Points earn on spend with tier multipliers. Status runs on Status Qualifying Miles and Segments.
Tiers run: Member → 25K → 35K → 50K → 75K → Super Elite 100K.
Aeroplan has a published, distance-based award chart with no carrier surcharges on Air Canada metal, a generous stopover policy for 5,000 extra points, and broad Star Alliance access. It is one of the best-value loyalty currencies available to US travellers, and most major flexible points programmes transfer to it.
Points expire after 18 months of inactivity; any earning activity resets it. Aeroplan credit cardholders are exempt.
The Aeroplan Card is available in the US and prevents point expiry while accelerating status.
Free bags for Aeroplan 25K and above, Star Alliance Gold, Aeroplan co-brand cardholders, and premium cabins.
Points expire after 18 months of inactivity; any earning activity resets it. Aeroplan credit cardholders are exempt.
Member, 25K, 35K, 50K, 75K, Super Elite 100K. Points earn on spend with tier multipliers. Status runs on Status Qualifying Miles and Segments.
Aeroplan has a published, distance-based award chart with no carrier surcharges on Air Canada metal, a generous stopover policy for 5,000 extra points, and broad Star Alliance access. It is one of the best-value loyalty currencies available to US travellers, and most major flexible points programmes transfer to it.
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