Airlines are basically banks with their own currencies. They are injecting money into the system with the usual expected results. The only upside is that the vast majority of Aeroplan users use it as 'I want to go from point A to point B on dates X, Y & Z' rather than looking for great value for point on selected routes and probably not J routes so this should only net more revenue for AC and more points purchases to predicable destinations during peak times. Family trips etc. My 2 cents...