Last month, Air Canada Aeroplan made waves when it expanded its partnership with Emirates. As a part of the partnership, Air Canada introduced that its Aeroplan members would quickly be capable to redeem Aeroplan factors for Emirates firstclass, arguably essentially the most luxurious product within the skies. These redemptions formally launch at the moment, simply over a month after the partnership initially launched with financial system and business-class awards.
However, put together for first-class award sticker shock, because the airline additionally launched its new Emirates-specific award chart. Until now, financial system and business-class awards operated by Emirates have been priced like every other Aeroplan companion award ticket. Unfortunately, this new Emirates-specific award chart means you may even see increased costs for some award tickets.
Let’s take a better take a look at Aeroplan’s new Emirates award chart and examine first-class pricing with Emirates Skywards.
Aeroplan Emirates award chart
As talked about, Aeroplan has a particular (costlier) award chart for Emirates flights. Given the vary in award pricing bands, this award chart may make Emirates awards roughly costly than flights on different companions on the financial system and business-class stage, whereas first-class awards are virtually at all times costlier.
Here’s a take a look at what number of Aeroplan factors you will must fly Emirates, based on Aeroplan:
|
Flight distance (miles) |
Economy |
Business |
First |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Up to 2,000. |
15,000 to 35,000 factors. |
30,000 to 77,500 factors. |
65,000 to 175,000 factors. |
|
2,001 to five,000. |
21,000 to 65,000 factors. |
45,000 to 140,000 factors. |
110,000 to 325,000 factors. |
|
5,001 to 9,000. |
40,000 to 85,000 factors. |
80,000 to 185,000 factors. |
225,000 to 475,000 factors. |
|
9,001 to 12,000. |
60,000 to 110,000 factors. |
120,000 to 225,000 factors. |
300,000 to 600,000 factors. |
|
12,001 or extra. |
85,000 to 150,000 factors. |
180,000 to 300,000 factors. |
400,000 to 750,000 factors. |
Related: The finest methods to maximise Air Canada’s Aeroplan program
Redeeming Aeroplan factors for Emirates flights
Here’s a take a look at what the award chart means in observe by some award routes. You’ll see Aeroplan’s value first and might click on the arrow subsequent to the picture to check it with Emirates Skywards pricing for a similar flight.
A few disclaimers earlier than we dive in:
- Due to dynamic pricing, Aeroplan pricing modifications by day and route.
- Emirates costs some business-class tickets decrease when booked as a part of a round-trip ticket. We’ve in contrast each one-way and round-trip itineraries throughout a number of cabins within the examples under.
Business and firstclass from Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) one-way
Verdict: Book enterprise class with Air Canada Aeroplan and firstclass with Emirates Skywards.
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Economy class from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Dubai one-way
Verdict: Book with Air Canada Aeroplan. Note, Emirates financial system award charges are decrease than United Airlines.
First class from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Dubai one-way
Verdict: Book with Emirates Skywards.
First class from Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) to Dubai one-way
Verdict: Book with Emirates Skywards.
Business class from New York to Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) one-way
Verdict: Book with Air Canada Aeroplan.
First class from Milan to Dubai one-way
Verdict: Choose which is finest for you.
First class from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dubai spherical journey
Verdict: Book with Emirates Skywards.
First class from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Dubai spherical journey
Verdict: Book with Emirates Skywards.
Related: Emirates firstclass nonetheless wows: Fully enclosed suites and limitless caviar
Bottom line
On nonstop flights from North America to Dubai, anticipate to spend upwards of 300,000 Aeroplan factors per particular person one-way — ouch. That’s plenty of elevated sign-up bonuses and bank card spend only for one flight.
However, Aeroplan prices a fraction of the taxes and charges that Emirates Skywards prices, whatever the cabin you select. Additionally, you possibly can combine companions on the identical Aeroplan award ticket and add a stopover to a one-way award ticket for simply 5,000 extra factors. For instance, you would fly from Dubai to Warsaw, Poland, with Emirates and join from Warsaw to Chicago with LOT Polish Airlines.
Unfortunately, this marks the tip of Aeroplan’s discount award charges for Emirates enterprise class when the 2 airways launched their partnership final month. In a press release to TPG, an Aeroplan spokesperson stated, “[The previously lower award rates were because the Emirates award chart wasn’t] loaded but in our programs. It was extra vital to us to offer our members the earliest attainable entry to those rewards.”