ahh okay this makes more sense. It 113k per person each way, I had selected two adults and assumed that was the total for both as the app doesn’t show the rate is ‘per person’.
When I was on the website last week looking at flights, the points reflected during the flow was reflective of the amount of passengers.
Some other days it’s 67k each way per person so the 113k didn’t seem apparently wrong for two people.
Also, when I referenced 230k under the old AP program that was for 2 people in J (not per person). Aside from last year due to covid, we had went to Athens the previous 7 years in J and it was consistently 230k total plus taxes and fees for both us. Yes, there wasn’t a lot of inventory, however we’d book about 10 months out and we’re flexible with our dates and it always worked. So yes, under the new AP it’s a lot more to travel their route.
I thank each of you for your input and now that I’ve figured out the app prices per person, I’ll search for those 67k flights.
have a good weekend!
Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
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).
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?