How to Book Aeroplan Awards Before the June 1, 2026 Devaluation

TL;DR: Aeroplan's partner award chart is changing on June 1, 2026, with price increases on many popular routes. Booking before that date locks in current rates for any travel date. This takes 15-30 minutes and costs a CAD $39 partner booking fee per ticket.

Aeroplan is raising partner award prices on June 1, 2026. First-class awards from North America to Europe jump 20% (100,000 to 120,000 points). Business class to Asia on many key routes climbs 17.1% (87,500 to 102,500 points). Any booking you complete before June 1 is honored at today's rates, regardless of when you fly.

This guide walks you through every step: finding award space, transferring points, adding a stopover, and confirming your booking before the deadline.

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Before You Start

What you need:

• An Aeroplan account with enough points (or points incoming from a transfer partner)
• Award space already identified on your target route and date
• A credit card to pay the CAD $39 partner booking fee per ticket
• If transferring points: an Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Capital One Miles, or Bilt Rewards account with a 1:1 transfer ratio to Aeroplan

What you don't need:

• Aeroplan Elite status (no status required to book partner awards)
• A flight on Air Canada (partner awards cover 40+ airlines including Lufthansa, ANA, EVA Air, and Swiss)
• Points already in your account before you search (search first, then transfer)

Time required: 15-30 minutes for a straightforward booking. Most point transfers from partners like Amex and Chase are instant, but can sometimes take up to 2 business days or longer, especially for new accounts or large transfers. It's wise to transfer points at least a week in advance of the deadline to be safe.Fees: CAD $39 partner booking fee per ticket. No fuel surcharges on most partner airlines. Taxes and carrier fees vary by airline.

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What's Actually Changing in the Aeroplan Devaluation?

The June 1 changes apply only to the fixed-rate award chart for most partner airlines. Flights on Air Canada and a list of 'Select Partners' (which includes United, Emirates, Etihad, Flydubai, and several Canadian regional airlines) use dynamic pricing and are not affected by this specific chart update.

Here's the full picture of the most significant changes:

What this means for you: The pain is concentrated in premium cabins on long-haul routes. If you're planning a Lufthansa First Class or ANA Business Class redemption, booking before June 1 saves you 15,000-20,000 points per one-way ticket. That's real money. At a conservative 1.5 cents per point (cpp), 20,000 points = $300 in value.

Use a miles calculator to check the cpp on your specific redemption before you book.

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Step-by-Step: How to Book Aeroplan Awards Before June 1

Step 1: Search for Award Space at aeroplan.com

Go to aeroplan.com. In the top navigation, click Book then select Flights. Under the search form, click Use points (the toggle below the passenger count). Enter your origin, destination, travel dates, and cabin class. Click Search flights.

Visual cue: The search results page shows a calendar view with point costs per day. Partner award space appears alongside Air Canada results. Look for the "Partner reward" label on each result.Important: If you don't see partner award space on your preferred date, try searching one day at a time rather than using the flexible date view. Some partner inventory only surfaces on single-date searches.

Step 2: Identify the Fixed-Rate Partner Award

On the results page, filter by your preferred airline using the Airlines filter on the left sidebar. Look for results labeled "Partner reward" with a fixed point cost matching the current award chart. Avoid results showing variable point costs (those are dynamic-priced flights).

Confirm the point cost matches the current chart before proceeding. If you see 120,000 points for a North America-to-Europe first-class flight, that's the post-June 1 rate already loaded in error; call Aeroplan at 1-800-361-5373 to book manually at the correct rate.

Step 3: Check Your Aeroplan Point Balance

Click your name (top right of aeroplan.com) and select My Account. Under the Points tab, confirm your available balance covers the award plus 5,000 points if you plan to add a stopover.

If your balance is short, move to Step 4. If you have enough points, skip to Step 5.

Step 4: Transfer Points from a Credit Card Partner (If Needed)

Aeroplan accepts 1:1 transfers from four major programs:

Note: While most transfers are instant, delays can occur. Do not wait until the last minute. Transfer at least one week before June 1 to guarantee points arrive in time.For Chase: Log in at chase.com/ultimaterewards. Click Use points then Transfer to travel partners. Select Air Canada Aeroplan, enter your Aeroplan number, and click Transfer points.For Amex: Log in at americanexpress.com. Click Membership Rewards in the top nav, then Transfer points. Select Aeroplan from the partner list, enter your Aeroplan number, and confirm.

Step 5: Add a Stopover (Optional but Recommended)

Aeroplan charges a flat 5,000 points to add a stopover on a one-way award. This cost is not changing on June 1.

To add a stopover during booking: on the flight search page, click Add a stopover below the destination field. Enter your stopover city and the number of nights. The system adds 5,000 points to your total.

Visual cue: The booking summary on the right side of the screen shows the base award cost plus "Stopover: 5,000 points" as a separate line item.

Why this matters now: on a 100,000-point first-class award, a stopover costs 5,000 extra points, which is 5.0% of the base cost. After June 1, the same stopover on a 120,000-point award is only 4.17% of the base cost. The stopover gets relatively cheaper as base rates rise, but the absolute point savings from booking now (20,000 points) far outweigh the 5,000-point stopover cost.

Hypothetical scenario: You're booking a one-way Lufthansa First Class from Chicago (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA).

• Base award: ORD to FRA = 100,000 points (current rate)
• After June 1, the base award will be 120,000 points.
• Savings by booking now: 20,000 points.

If you wanted to continue to another city in Europe, say Rome (FCO), and add a stopover in Frankfurt:

• Base award (ORD-FCO): 70,000 points in Business Class (current rate)
• Add Frankfurt stopover (2 nights): +5,000 points
• Total: 75,000 points
• After June 1, the base award alone would be 75,000 points.
• By booking now with a stopover, you essentially get the stopover for free compared to the post-devaluation price.

Step 6: Select Your Flights and Proceed to Checkout

Click Select on your chosen outbound flight. If your itinerary has connections, select each segment. On the review page, confirm:

• The airline shown is a fixed-rate partner (not Air Canada, United, or Emirates)
• The point cost