Far Siren

Also do you do any flying in Canada or NA? If you're based in Canada I would say AC is probably a better option and looks like you can easily achieve elite status with your travel patterns.

Davvidd

The main reason why I went with Eva was that they have connections to almost all the cities that I fly in Asia. Furthermore, their fares were comparatively cheaper than AC and obviously the inflight service is much better for me. If they stop flying to Canada obviously then I would have to change to AC.

24left

The thing is, you're saying BR gets you where you need to go in Asia but you're also asking "Should I change to AC?", and you're asking this now. There is no way to know what BR or AC will do with its flights or routings to Asia other than the publicly available info - which often changes as market conditions change. No one will guarantee the future.

If you want to wait until BR makes their route decisions, you can join Aeroplan, buy refundable tickets and wait.
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IluvSQ

I'm still not clear if you are asking if you should be collecting miles with Infinity Mileage or Aeroplan, or if you should be flying
trans-Pacific with BR or AC?
I am also curious how you can enter most places in Asia now - I have APEC card, and still cannot enter most places - at least
not without onerous quarantine requirements.

24left

I have my APEC as well but that is not a permit to enter, it's only a fast-track when entering.

There are those with passports or ID that allow them entry to their home or other countries - even with testing and quarantine restrictions. There are also business permits e.g. Japan. The emails I receive from another airline excitedly tell me that quarantine to their country was reduced from 14 day to 10 days o 3 days now for select business travellers, and of course, there is the Singapore VTL - of which AC is not participating with direct flights.

Clearly OP has the ability to enter one or more country. But to your point, I'm also not sure what kind of advice OP is looking for when he isn't yet a member of Aeroplan (and then looking at comparing routings AC vs BR), as well as the fact that he has the ability to enter.

We know from other threads that AC's Pacific pax routes are minimal at best now. Same with some other airlines. AC can't expect improved pax loads until there is less restricted entry.

Davvidd

I have Aeroplan but I have been collecting my points on BR for a couple of years. Two years. Yes some countries is not easy to enter like China but now a lot of Asian countries you can enter with negative PCR and a couple of days in quarantine. Some as less as until you get the result which could be in matter of hours. some without any quarantine. Also depending on the visa you have.

IluvSQ

I was thinking of Indonesia, where entry is closed to foreigners with the exception of holders of APEC cards.
There may be others...