Aeroplan Elite Status benefits

Take advantage of front-of-the-line access with our Air Canada, Aeroplan and Air Canada Vacations contact centres.

Waitlist with priority for a flight at full capacity. Should a seat become available prior to the flight departure date, you will be assigned that seat with priority if you have purchased an eligible fare. Note that this does not apply to Aeroplan flight rewards.

Aeroplan 50K, 75K or Super Elite Members can select a Standard Seat in advance at no extra cost for flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express or Air Canada Rouge when travelling to any destination with the purchase of a Standard fare or higher. This also applies to travel companions booked on the same reservation as the status member.

Standard Seat selection can also always be selected in advance, free of charge, with or without Elite Status, with the purchase of a Flex fare or higher.

More about advance seat selection

You and your travel companion(s) travelling on the same reservation can enjoy complimentary Preferred Seat selection on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge, with the purchase of an eligible fare (revenue and redemption bookings).

And you can always enjoy complimentary Preferred Seat selection (subject to availability) with the purchase of a Latitude or comfort fare.

Learn more about Preferred Seats

Enjoy the convenience of the Air Canada Priority Check-in counters when travelling on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge. Aeroplan 50K, 75K and Super Elite Members may check-in at a Star Alliance Gold counter when travelling with any Star Alliance member airline. Aeroplan 50K, 75K and Super Elite Members may also use the Air Canada Business Class Check-in when travelling on any Air Canada flight when departing from Toronto Pearson International Airport. Super Elite Members have access to exclusive check-in counters in Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Get access to better seats when you're on standby for another flight at the airport. Should a seat become available, you will be assigned that seat with priority if you have purchased an eligible fare.

Enjoy a complimentary checked baggage allowance on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge, regardless of fare purchased. Aeroplan 50K, 75K and Super Elite Members will also enjoy this benefit when travelling with any Star Alliance member airline. Contact the carrier operating your flight for details on their baggage policy.

Enjoy waived handling fees when special items such as bicycles and surfboards are checked within your complimentary checked baggage allowance on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge.

Your baggage will be tagged priority, so it will be among the first on the carousel when you arrive at your destination with any Air Canada or Star Alliance member airline flight.

You and up to 9 companions travelling on the same reservation can speed through the security screening process via dedicated lanes at many airports worldwide.

Learn more about priority security clearance

Get on board your flight first, or at your leisure, via a dedicated lane for flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada Rouge. Super Elite Members may also board first when travelling with any Star Alliance member airline, where available.

Enjoy the personalized service of Air Canada Concierge agents, who will assist with special requests and daily operational issues, such as monitoring flight connections, proactively rebooking flights, and ensuring your travel experience is as comfortable as possible. This service is available at select airports.

Privacy notice regarding concierge

To ensure we provide you with the most personalized experience possible through this service, our Concierge Agents will collect, use and store information you may share with them. That information is encrypted and kept electronically and is accessible only to the Concierge Agents, who may share it with other Air Canada staff as necessary to better serve you. Be assured that no information about racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or sex life or sexual orientation is collected, stored or used by the Concierge Service, except for meal preferences, which may suggest some such characteristics.

If you do not wish to have the personal information you share with a Concierge Agent collected and used for the Concierge Service, please write to concierge@aircanada.ca.

We care about your privacy and are continuously adapting our policies and practices to ensure compliance with applicable privacy laws around the globe. See Air Canada's privacy policy in full.

Enjoy the comfort and amenities of our Maple Leaf Lounges. Subject to space availability, you can invite immediate family members* (spouse and dependent children) and a first guest at no charge, when you and your guest(s) are travelling on a same-day Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, or Air Canada Express flight, on a flight with any Star Alliance carrier, on any flight operated by a non-Star Alliance carrier with whom Air Canada has a codeshare agreement, or on a flight with an eligible Aeroplan airline partner (Emirates). Visitors under the age of majority must be accompanied by an adult who has access to the lounge.

*Immediate family members are defined as a spouse (legally married or common-law partner) and up to five dependent children (up to and including the age of 24, part of the family unit and still financially dependent on the Aeroplan Elite Status Member). Air Canada reserves the right to request proof of age for dependent children at any time.

Each pass is valid for access to Maple Leaf Lounges located in the domestic and U.S. zones of airports in Canada, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York (LaGuardia), and the United Club located in Terminal A of Newark Liberty International Airport. Passes can be used on or before their expiry date with a confirmed same-day departing ticket for scheduled Air Canada flights. Visitors under the age of majority must be accompanied by an adult.

Enjoy the comfort and amenities of Star Alliance lounges worldwide. Subject to space availability, you can invite one guest at no charge into eligible Star Alliance lounges if your guest is travelling on the same flight.

Learn more about Star Alliance lounge access

Passengers travelling on Air Canada flights can enjoy the comfort and amenities of a variety of airline or airport lounges in most airports globally. Subject to space availability, you can invite one guest at no charge into eligible lounges if your guest is travelling on the same flight.

Additionally, members can access Virgin Australia lounges when traveling on Air Canada or Virgin Australia, and the Emirates Business Class Lounges at Dubai International airport (DXB) when traveling on Air Canada or Emirates.

Enjoy the comfort and amenities of the London Heathrow Arrivals Lounge in Terminal 2. Subject to space availability, you can invite one guest at no charge when you and your guest are travelling on a flight arriving on the same day operated by Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge. Visitors under the age of majority must be accompanied by an adult.

Enjoy a pre-flight snack on the go at the Air Canada Café, located in the domestic departure zone of the Toronto-Pearson and Billy Bishop Toronto City airports. Subject to space availability, you can invite immediate family members* (spouse and dependent children) and a first guest at no charge, when you and your guest(s) are departing on a same-day Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, or Air Canada Express domestic** flight. Visitors under the age of majority must be accompanied by an adult who has access to the lounge.

*Immediate family members are defined as a spouse (legally married or common-law partner) or up to five dependent children (up to and including the age of 24, part of the family unit and still financially dependent on the Aeroplan Elite Status Member). Air Canada reserves the right to request proof of age for dependent children at any time.

**Super Elite members and their guest(s) may depart on any same-day Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, or Air Canada Express.

eUpgrade credits can be used on eligible flights, operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express, and Air Canada Rouge to upgrade to Business Class, Premium Economy, or Premium Rouge, and will be deposited into your eUpgrade account.

eUpgrade credits are valid for 12 months from the date they were earned. Learn more.

Aeroplan Elite Members can choose additional eUpgrade credits as a Select Benefit to upgrade to premium cabins on eligible flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express, and Air Canada Rouge. Credits are deposited into your eUpgrade account within 48 hours of completing your benefit selection and are valid for 12 months from the date they were earned. Learn more.

*During the Early Recognition period, members choosing this Select Benefit will be awarded 10 eUpgrade credits.

Earn a minimum of 250 points for eligible fares on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express, Air Canada Rouge and Star Alliance member airlines, regardless of distance travelled.

Choose this Select Benefit and earn bonus Aeroplan points on eligible flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express, Air Canada Rouge, Copa Airlines and United. Also earn a bonus on eligible flights operated by Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss.

Enjoy gifts and earn additional threshold eUpgrade credits when you reach certain Status Qualifying Mile or Status Qualifying Segment thresholds.

Earn Priority Reward vouchers for a 50% discount on the price in points of a flight reward, based on your status and SQD threshold. Vouchers are eligible for specific cabins and destinations.

Learn more about Priority Rewards

Choose this Select Benefit and get a one-time bonus of 5,000 Status Qualifying Miles (SQM) and 5 Status Qualifying Segments (SQS).

Choose this Select Benefit and award Aeroplan 50K Status to a friend, valid through December 31 of the benefit year.

Choose this Select Benefit and award Aeroplan 35K Status to a friend, valid through December 31 of the benefit year.

Book with peace of mind. You can request a refund or change to Aeroplan flight reward bookings with no fee. These fee waivers apply to all bookings.

Status Pass is your opportunity to treat someone to premium travel services for their entire journey.

How it works:

• Give a Status Pass to anyone you want – a friend, a family member, or even a colleague.
• They can use the Status Pass while travelling with or without you.
• Travellers with a Status Pass enjoy premium travel services while on flights operated by Air Canada.
• They can even share the love! The premium travel services they get with a Status Pass extend to up to 9 people on their flight reservation.

Premium travel services available to those travelling on a Status Pass:

• Priority check-in
• 3 complimentary checked bags, with Priority Baggage Handling
• Priority Security Clearance
• Maple Leaf Lounge access
• Priority airport standby
• Priority Boarding

Learn more about Status Pass

Status Pass is your opportunity to treat someone to Elite Status for their entire journey.

How it works:

• Give a status pass to anyone you want – a friend, a family member, or even a colleague. They can use a status pass when they’re travelling without you.
• Travellers with a status pass enjoy premium travel services when on flights operated by Air Canada.
• They can even share the love – the premium travel services they get with a status pass extend to up to 9 people on their reservation.

Premium travel services available to those travelling on a status pass:

• Priority Check-in
• 3 Complimentary Checked Bags, with Priority Baggage Handling
• Priority Security Clearance
• Maple Leaf Lounge Access
• Priority Airport Standby
• Priority Boarding

Learn more about Status Pass

You can use eUpgrade credits on any eligible Air Canada flight to upgrade to a premium cabin. eUpgrade credits will be deposited into your aircanada.com eUpgrade account for every eligible Flight Pass activity.

This bonus applies to eligible Flight Pass activities completed between January 1 and December 31. Eligible Flight Pass activities are defined as the purchase of an eligible Flight Pass of 6, 8, 10, 16 or 20 flight credits (excluding Unlimited Flight Passes and Flight Passes for Business and Flight Passes for Large Corporations); the usage of every 10 eligible flight credits in conjunction with a Flight Pass for Business or Flight Pass for Large Corporations; or the duration of the travel period when you purchase an eligible Unlimited Flight Pass, on a monthly basis. Following an eligible activity, it may take up to three weeks for eUpgrade credits to be deposited into your account. Note that promotional or time-limited Flight Passes may not be eligible.

Status Qualifying Miles and Aeroplan points will be deposited into your Aeroplan account for every eligible Flight Pass activity to help you qualify for Aeroplan Elite Status.

This bonus applies to eligible Flight Pass activities completed within the calendar year. Eligible Flight Pass activities are defined as the purchase of an eligible Flight Pass of 6, 8, 10, 16 or 20 flight credits (excluding Unlimited Flight Passes and Flight Passes for Business and Flight Passes for Large Corporations); the usage of every 10 eligible flight credits in conjunction with a Flight Pass for Business or Flight Pass for Large Corporations; or the duration of the travel period when you purchase an eligible Unlimited Flight Pass, on a monthly basis. Following an eligible activity, it may take up to three weeks for Status Qualifying Miles and Aeroplan points to be deposited into your Aeroplan account.

Reach a higher Aeroplan Elite Status and you will be invited to choose your Select Benefits and enjoy that status immediately for the rest of the benefit year.

If you are expecting a baby or welcoming a new child into your family, and plan on taking a parental leave, you can request an extension and continue to enjoy the benefits of your Elite Status when you return to flying more frequently. Air Canada is proud to have been the first airline in North America to offer this benefit.

To request your extension, please send an email to Elite.Parents@aircanada.ca and include a copy of proof of parental leave from your employer as well as a copy of the certificate of childbirth, adoption or fostering.

Terms and conditions

Aeroplan Elite Status Members who are on an extended leave of absence from work in order to spend time caring for/preparing for a child to join their family (including adoption and fostering) will be eligible for an Elite Status Extension. In order to qualify for an Elite Status Extension, eligible members will need to provide documentation proving their maternity or paternity leave, along with certification of childbirth, adoption or fostering. Following review, documentation provided will be destroyed. Upon commencing more frequent travel following their leave, the Elite Status Extension will enable the member to enjoy the same status held prior to going on leave. Note that Elite Members who hold Elite Status that was granted as a special offer or as part of the "Aeroplan Elite Status for a friend" Select Benefit are not eligible for Elite Status Extension. Elite Status Extension is a discretionary benefit, and Air Canada reserves the right to decline an application for, or to change the offer of, an Elite Status Extension at any time, at its own discretion.

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Choose this Select Benefit and receive an Aeroplan Wi-Fi Plan. Get internet access on any Wi-Fi-equipped Air Canada flight using any Wi-Fi enabled laptop, tablet or smartphone. Maximum of 5 unique devices per account; only one device can be logged in at a time.

Subject to the product selection available on their flight, Aeroplan Super Elite Members can enjoy one free alcoholic beverage and one free snack item when travelling on Air Canada, Air Canada Express or Air Canada Rouge in Economy Class. Simply show your boarding pass or your Super Elite membership card to your flight attendant. Note that alcoholic beverages up to a value of $8.95 are eligible, meal and fresh snack options (such as sandwiches and salads) are not eligible, and product availability may vary.

Earn 3 bonus Aeroplan points per dollar spent every time you book a hotel stay or Avis/Budget car rental with the full cash option on the Aeroplan Member booking tool.

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Earn 2 bonus Aeroplan points per dollar spent every time you shop through the Aeroplan eStore – even on bonus point offers.

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Aeroplan 50K, 75K and Super Elite members are automatically eligible for Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite Status. Claim status to get access to great benefits such as Priority Late Checkout as late as 2 p.m. and Enhanced Room Upgrades on arrival, subject to availability, plus 25% more Marriott Bonvoy points at participating hotels. Claim status now.

Enjoy an even better travel experience with Avis® and Aeroplan. Your Aeroplan Status gets you access to Avis President’s Club status or Avis Preferred Plus status! Enjoy benefits such as complimentary car upgrades whenever available, dedicated customer service line, and more.

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Earn 2 bonus Aeroplan points per dollar spent every time you spend with Avis

Enjoy recognition from over 25 Star Alliance member airlines around the world. Enjoy the following, depending on your status:

• Star Alliance Silver entitles you to priority reservation waitlist and priority airport standby.
• Star Alliance Gold entitles you to priority reservation waitlist, priority airport standby, priority airport check-in, priority baggage handling, extra checked baggage allowance, Star Alliance Gold airport lounge access and priority boarding (where available).

As an Aeroplan 25K or 35K Member, you are welcome to use the Premier Access line when checking in at the airport and enjoy Group 2 Priority Boarding.

As an Aeroplan 25K or 35K Member, you are invited to use the Business Class priority check-in counter at the airport.