How Does the Air Canada Annual Worldwide Companion Pass Work?

The Air Canada Annual Worldwide Companion Pass is granted upon meeting a certain spending threshold on the premium Aeroplan credit cards.

In this article, let’s take a look at how the Annual Worldwide Companion Pass works and how to redeem it for maximum value along your travels.

Annual Worldwide Companion Pass: The Rules

In this article, we’ll refer to the Annual Worldwide Companion Pass as simply the “Companion Pass” for short.

(Note that this should be distinguished from the Air Canada Buddy Pass, which was a similar but ultimately separate product.)

The Companion Pass allows a second passenger to travel on a discounted base fare when the first passenger pays full price for an Air Canada economy class ticket to anywhere in the world. The following rules govern its use:

• It can be redeemed on any Air Canada itinerary between Canada or the United States and one of the following destination regions:
  • Canada or the United States (excluding Hawaii): $99 (CAD) base fare
  • Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean: $299 (CAD) base fare
  • South America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa: $499 (CAD) base fare
  • Asia, Australia, and New Zealand: $599 (CAD) base fare
• It can be redeemed on one-way or round-trip flights (although there is no residual value if used on a one-way flight).
• It can be redeemed on an Economy Standard, Flex, Comfort, or Latitude fare.
• It must be redeemed on flights marketed and operated by Air Canada only, and cannot be used on codeshare flights or itineraries involving partner airlines. 
• It must be redeemed on revenue fares only, and cannot be used in conjunction with an Aeroplan award. 
• There are no blackout dates or other usage restrictions; the Companion Pass can be redeemed on any Air Canada flights on any date of the year.
• It will be deposited into your Aeroplan account up to 10 weeks after your cardholder renewal date (more on this below), and it will have a one-year validity period from that date.
• During the validity period, the Companion Pass can be used to book flights over the upcoming one-year period, meaning that a Companion Pass can effectively be used to book travel within a two-year period from the day it’s earned.

The Annual Worldwide Companion Pass must be redeemed in its original form for a set of Air Canada flights with at least two passengers on the booking within the validity period, or you’ll lose it. 

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