Upcoming Changes to Aeroplan Partner Rewards and Charts

Starting March 25, 2025, Aeroplan is introducing key changes to its flight reward charts, expanding Air Canada’s dynamic pricing model to select partner airlines and refining how redemption costs are displayed.

While this could mean better availability, it might also come with higher redemption costs.

Here’s what you should know before these changes take effect.

Expanded Partner List and New Pricing Structure

The most notable change is that United Airlines, Emirates, Flydubai, Etihad Airways, Calm Air, Canadian North, and PAL Airlines will now fall under the same dynamic pricing model as Air Canada flights.

This means their award rates will no longer follow the fixed-price partner award chart but instead be subject to fluctuating pricing based on availability and demand.

While this could lead to higher pricing for some flights, there’s a potential upside—greater access to award seats on these carriers.

If you’ve ever struggled to find availability on United or Etihad, these changes could make redemptions easier, though potentially at a steeper cost.

Additionally, Etihad Business Class awards are back. After being unavailable for some time, Aeroplan members will once again be able to book Etihad Business Class systemwide.

Availability for Etihad First Class redemptions, however, remains unchanged.

The New Air Canada and Select Partners Reward Chart

Aeroplan’s Air Canada reward chart is being rebranded as the Air Canada and Select Partners chart.

This update comes with:

• Simplified Pricing: Instead of displaying wide point ranges, the new chart will show a starting price (which remains unchanged) and a median price based on past redemptions.
• Quarterly Median Updates: The median price will be refreshed every quarter, based on redemption data from the previous four quarters.
• Preferred Pricing for Elite Members and Credit Cardholders: Aeroplan Elite members and those with Aeroplan co-branded credit cards will continue to get discounted rates when booking through this new chart.

This change is meant to provide members with a clearer expectation of typical redemption costs, rather than an unpredictable range.

However, median prices won’t be displayed for First Class redemptions or routes outside North America, as lower redemption volumes in these categories could result in significant fluctuations over time.

Aeroplan has provided a sample chart for redemptions within North…