Important changes to the Aeroplan program (2015)
Sep 25, 2015 | 8:40 am
#16
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Sep 25, 2015 | 8:40 am
#18
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Definitely not happy!
(though as others as mentioned, it could have been even worse)
Since most of my rewards are booked ex-Europe, those changes really suck. An increase of 20%-40% to most destinations is quite brutal. (And the 160% increase for intra-Asia J awards requires no further comments.
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(though as others as mentioned, it could have been even worse)
Since most of my rewards are booked ex-Europe, those changes really suck. An increase of 20%-40% to most destinations is quite brutal. (And the 160% increase for intra-Asia J awards requires no further comments.
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Last edited by Jasper2009; Sep 25, 2015 at 8:46 am
Sep 25, 2015 | 8:47 am
#19
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Montreal
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Aeroplan will now charge 80,000 points plus maybe $250 in scamcharges.
There is no real comparison there, the Emirates paid flight wins hands down.
Narita -> Shanghai -> Hong Kong you can do for $800 as well, and this would be 80k points and $250 scamcharges again.
I was already in some of these cases buying instead of spending 30k points.
On the shortest routes where you have Air Asia it's not even worth flying it in business class because the cost differential is so big and sometimes AA is just really convenient.
I can't see any way I would redeem for an asia 1 -> asia 1 with the new charge.
Sep 25, 2015 | 8:52 am
#20
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Bangkok to Hong Kong 2 ways on Emirates in J = $800 (if you're lucky, you can get this in F)
Aeroplan will now charge 80,000 points plus maybe $250 in scamcharges.
There is no real comparison there, the Emirates paid flight wins hands down.
Narita -> Shanghai -> Hong Kong you can do for $800 as well, and this would be 80k points and $250 scamcharges again.
I was already in some of these cases buying instead of spending 30k points.
On the shortest routes where you have Air Asia it's not even worth flying it in business class because the cost differential is so big and sometimes AA is just really convenient.
I can't see any way I would redeem for an asia 1 -> asia 1 with the new charge.
Aeroplan will now charge 80,000 points plus maybe $250 in scamcharges.
There is no real comparison there, the Emirates paid flight wins hands down.
Narita -> Shanghai -> Hong Kong you can do for $800 as well, and this would be 80k points and $250 scamcharges again.
I was already in some of these cases buying instead of spending 30k points.
On the shortest routes where you have Air Asia it's not even worth flying it in business class because the cost differential is so big and sometimes AA is just really convenient.
I can't see any way I would redeem for an asia 1 -> asia 1 with the new charge.
Again, this was very sadly inevitable given the massive increase in supply in the system through credit cards.
Sep 25, 2015 | 9:04 am
#24
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I think quite a few have been enjoying SIN or BKK to Japan or Korea. I'm surprised it has lasted so long. No surcharges on Singapore Airlines either if you can find the space.
Problem is that genuine short hops like Seoul to Tokyo or Singapore to Bangkok are now priced beyond all logic.
At least I'm down to 208 Aeroplan miles so no real impact here...
Sep 25, 2015 | 9:05 am
#25
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Canada to Thailand went from Asia 1 to Asia 2, but points are "only" up 5K, so not a disaster. I guess a Mini RTW touching down in Asia 2 (SIN or BKK for instance), will just be charged at the Asia 2 reward.
OLD Reward:
SWISS First Class is not available for reward travel
NEW Reward:
no mention
OLD Reward:
SWISS First Class is not available for reward travel
NEW Reward:
no mention
Sep 25, 2015 | 9:10 am
#26
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Great way to book TG J (on revenue tickets) is NRT-BKK-FRA/LHR/etc. with a stop allowed in BKK in both directions, essentially making it two trips in one, at about the same cost or in some cases even less cost than flying from BKK to Europe.
Last edited by FlyerTalker683455; Sep 25, 2015 at 9:19 am Reason: clarified revenue tickets as alternative to now expensive awards in Asia 1/2
Sep 25, 2015 | 9:18 am
#28
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: YYC
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"Important changes" is basically a euphemism for "major devaluation" since the best sweet spots are now butchered, while "One way awards between any regions" comes with the caveat that they'll be unattractively priced to discourage anyone from ever redeeming them
Sep 25, 2015 | 9:23 am
#29
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I haven't gotten any e-mail, but for those having problems with links, here's the page on the Aeroplan website:
https://www3.aeroplan.com/whats_new/...xxx_2015_09_30
https://www3.aeroplan.com/whats_new/...xxx_2015_09_30
I hate how Europe went up, but Canada to Asia 1,2 stayed the same (so good for me. As well as intra Canada long and short haul J stayed the same)
Sep 25, 2015 | 9:27 am
#30
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 635
A good thing about one way awards between any region is that (theoretically) you'd be able to search for flight routing options one way instead of making each leg you're searching for a round trip. Not a big deal, but should be a bit quicker.
Canada - Eur1 is the biggest downer for us, since we were aiming towards that for our next trip. Probably change that line of thinking now.
Canada - Eur1 is the biggest downer for us, since we were aiming towards that for our next trip. Probably change that line of thinking now.