Originally Posted by 1Newflyer

Good to know that. Points have no monetary value and therefore can not be used as payment. On the other hand the credit card charges, we have to pay back with "money". I also have hard time accepting the breakdown of cost as fare, taxes, fees etc. I care less how it is described, it costs us a certain amount of money to get Aeroplan to issue a ticket ... period. The cost of every item we purchase can be broken down to thousands of elemental charges with "0" significance to customers. I feel your frustration.