Originally Posted by
flyboy.88
thank your for that information.
It’s a bit deceiving that through the booking flow it shows the fewer points (approx. 67k per person, each way) and the taxes, but than at checkout adds in thousands in Air Transportation Charges.
Not very transparent and honest in my opinion. It should display all the taxes and fees per leg, or should the highest amount of points, and allow you at checkout to lower points, and pay fees.
The price shown during the booking flow is per person. It's showing me ~112K points during the booking flow, and at check-out, it's ~450K + $217, as it should be. (Actually, it shows me $99 + $49 for the charges, so the cash component is less than the sum of what's shown in the booking flow).
With the old AP, YYZ-ATH direct in J was 230k roundtrip plus $1400 in fees. This new AP is so much more. Guess, it’s time to look at other carrier programs.
The new Aeroplan has variable pricing. Often it's going to cost more, sometimes less. But availability is better and there are no airline surcharges to pay.
If something is pricing at 225K per pax now, it almost certainly would not have been available under the old program on a Fixed Mileage award; it would have been available only on Market Fare, possibly at an even higher price than you're seeing now. Or you would have had to find a different routing or dates to get a better price.
If you're unhappy with the price for the direct, you can fly YYZ-CDG-ATH or YYZ-FRA-ATH for 70K points, or YYZ-CAI-ATH for 85K points. Coming back, ATH-CAI-YYZ is available for 85K.
So is 310K + $355 really that much worse than 230K + $1,400?