Throughout most of 2020 and 2021, Aeroplan has made an offer Flexible change and cancellation policy With a rolling deadline.
As long as members book their trip within this period, they can change or cancel their itinerary for free (even after this period).
With travel uncertainty at the moment, the “free change” policy is now expanding June 30, 2022, When the “Free Cancellation” policy officially expires on September 30, 2021.
Book by June 2022 and receive the “Free Change” policy
The first element of the policy relates to this Change a flight reward. This flexible policy has now been extended to June 30, 2022:
Enjoy flexibility when your plan changes. We will waive all change fees of the Aeroplan Flight Rewards until June 30, 2022. From July 1, 2022, flight prizes booked before this date will be eligible for one-time change fee waiver.
Prior to June 30, all change fees in the Aeroplan Flight Award have been waived. After this date, Only the first change Tickets booked until June 2022 will be available free of charge, and subsequent voluntary changes may still require a change fee.
The news that the flexible change policy has been extended to June 30 is very welcome. Although we no longer have free cancellations (mentioned below), we can always change our booking at least once without a change fee.
This leaves the door a bit open for continuous speculative bookings: if a booking doesn’t work, change it to a trip you want to take (or a rental option whose policies you want to take advantage of).
Given the liquidity of the COVID-19 situation these days, it is reasonable to assume that the June 30, 2022 deadline for flexible change policy may be extended further in the future, but we will have to wait and see what kind of airplane time it takes.
Also keep in mind that involuntary schedule changes in your itinerary (e.g., if The airline Cancels a flight or changes the departure or arrival time) also entitles you to a standard change fee waiver if you want to make a reasonable change in your itinerary as a result.
“Cancel at any time” policy expires September 30
In terms of cancellation, Aeroplan’s policy reads as follows:
Need to cancel your trip? Airplane Flight Prize has been booked September 30, 2021 Can be canceled for free at any time. Flight prizes booked from October 1, 2021 apply the cancellation fee structure of the purchase fare option.
Upon cancellation, you will receive a refund on your account, along with a full refund of all associated taxes, fees and charges on the unused cost of your trip. (Note that refunds will not apply to previously charged fees, including contact center booking fees and conversion fees, or government taxes and fees that are not refundable by law.)
As you can see, any bookings made within the September 2021 deadline are eligible for cancellation at any time for free.
This means that every Airplane booking completed by September 30 is essentially “risk-free”: even if your travel plan doesn’t work, you can cancel for free and re-deposit all your points into your account, as well as the associated taxes and fees. $ 39 with partner booking fee, if applicable) Refunded to your credit card.
However, this policy was not extended until September 30, 2021. After that date, the cancellation fee for a new Aeroplan booking will depend on the rental option purchased (see below for the full fee schedule).
You should have a consequence of this Keep an eye on the prices of any Airplane bookings made on Air Canada flights You booked until September 2021.
The new dynamic pricing model can be extremely variable over time, so if you see that your flight has actually dropped in price, it might mean canceling and re-booking for free, saving a nice portion for yourself.
Airplane modification and cancellation fee
As a reminder, change and cancellation fees of Aeroplan under normal circumstances can be found in the Flight Rewards policy and they are as follows.
Since the cancellation fee may be applicable for bookings made on or after October 2021, you may consider purchasing (or changing for free) higher fare options without any change or cancellation fee, if you think there is a high probability of canceling the ticket. Want
Otherwise, if you continue to pick the default “Standard” or “Minimum” fare categories, you will have to pay a minimum cancellation fee of $ 150 per ticket if you change your mind and need to cancel.
Conclusion
Aeroplan’s current change and cancellation policies for flight rewards are quite liberal, in light of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding travel – although they have become somewhat less liberal since September 30, 2021.
Any bookings made before September 30, 2021 are subject to free cancellation, where a cancellation fee may apply depending on the rental department for bookings made after this date.
Meanwhile, any booking made between June 30, 2022 will enjoy a free first voluntary change at any time (even after July 2022 or later), which opens the door to greater flexibility when booking for later trips – and perhaps even an element of speculation. In 2022.
