Earlier this year, Aeroplan made the biggest adjustments to its Flight Reward Chart since its relaunch in Fall 2020. As part of the changes, you’ll now find median values listed for flights with Air Canada and/or Select Partners, which include United Airlines, Etihad Airways, Emirates, and more.
Aeroplan updates these median values on a quarterly basis, and with the latest update in effect, we can now compare what’s changed from the March 2025 and June 2025 versions of the Flight Reward Chart.
Let’s take a look to see which values have increased, which have decreased, and which have stayed the same, as well as any insights we can glean from the data.
Understanding the Flight Reward Chart is key to determining how Aeroplan works and how to maximize the program.
As a reminder, Aeroplan uses dynamic pricing for redemptions on Air Canada flights, as well as for flights with Select Partners (Emirates, flydubai, United Airlines, Etihad Airways, Calm Air, PAL Airlines, and Canadian North). This means that the cost in points for flights with these airlines varies, whereas the cost is fixed for redemptions with other partner airlines.
As part of the March 2025 update to the Flight Reward Chart, Aeroplan introduced median values (calculated from redemptions during the previous four quarters) as a way to show more realistic expectations of what you can expect to find when you shop for flights.
On the front page of the Flight Reward Chart, you can see the year and month of the last update.
At Prince of Travel, we’ve kept copies of previous iterations of the Flight Reward Chart, which we’ll use on an ongoing basis to monitor changes to median values.
Below, you’ll find charts that display the changes (if any) in median values for redemptions with Air Canada and/or Select Partners, separated by class of service.
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Aeroplan’s Updated Economy Median Values
Aeroplan’s Updated Premium Economy Median Values
Aeroplan’s Updated Business Class Median Values
It’s interesting to see the first updates to the median values listed on the Aeroplan Flight Reward Chart. This is something I’ve been looking forward to seeing since Aeroplan announced that it would make updates.
I find these values useful in helping to interpret the redemption value from flights with dynamic pricing. If I can find flights with Air Canada and/or Select Partners that price out close to the “Starting at” values or at the cost listed for other partner airlines, I know I’m getting a great deal.
In some cases, the median values are also close to the “Starting at” values, and in these cases, I know that I’m also getting a great deal if I come across flights at these prices.
In other cases, the median values are much greater than the “Starting at” values. If this is the case for a flight that I have my eyes on – or if the cost is much higher than the median value – I’ll likely consider other options at my disposal, too.
When it comes to economy redemptions, the most notable increases to short-haul flights within North America (+2,700 points) as well as on transatlantic flights in the first distance band (+5,000 points).
Many popular routes between Air Canada’s hubs in Montreal and Toronto and Europe fall within this distance band, including Dublin, London, Paris, Lisbon, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt, and the increase in median value suggests that demand is up for flights to Europe.
Meanwhile, we also saw a few notable decreases in median values, specifically when it comes to the third and fourth distance bands on transatlantic routes (-5,700 points and -2,200 points, respectively), as well as on ultra-long-haul itineraries of 11,000+ miles across the Pacific (-9,200 points).
If you have your eyes set on long-haul redemptions in economy, be sure to check out the pricing with Aeroplan when you’re comparing programs, as it could prove to be the best balance between direct routings and value.
The most fluctuations in median values this time around came with redemptions in premium economy. These are currently only available on Air Canada flights with Aeroplan, though you can also combine an Air Canada premium economy flight with a flight in other classes of service with partner airlines.
Indeed, we see relatively dramatic shifts in both directions:
- -6,500 points in the third distance band on transatlantic routes
- -7,450 points in the third distance band on transpacific routes
- -27,200 points in the fourth distance band on transpacific routes
- +11,700 points in the fourth distance band on transatlantic routes
- +22,600 points in the first distance band on transpacific routes
- +10,500 points in the second distance band on transpacific routes
When I’m looking at Air Canada flights with Aeroplan, I always consider the options in premium economy, since I know I’ll have the best chance at clearing the eUpgrade waitlist if I’m booked in premium economy to begin with.
In the past year, I’ve been successful on booking in premium economy and flying in business class by way of premium economy Aeroplan redemptions and eUpgrades from Vancouver to Osaka, Vancouver to Manila, and numerous flights between Vancouver and Toronto. This will continue to be my strategy in 2025 and beyond.
When it comes to business class redemptions, the only notable changes from my perspective were a vast increase in the median value for redemptions in the first distance band on transpacific routes (+74,200 points), as well as a significant drop in the median value of the third distance band on routes to South America (-40,000 points).
Given the popularity of award travel on flights to Asia in premium cabins, I’m not surprised to see this number increase. However, it’s also worth noting that there are relatively few itineraries that would fall under this distance band (most notably flights from Vancouver to Osaka and Tokyo).
In my personal searches with Aeroplan, I’ve noticed that there are great pockets of value for economy, premium economy, and business class flights to South America, and if you have plans to head in that direction, be sure to keep an eye out for flights that price out close to the “Starting at” and median values listed on the Flight Reward Chart.
In fact, the Between North America and South America zones section of the Flight Reward Chart has the closest alignment between the “Starting at”, median, and “All other partners” pricing amongst the four charts that display median values.
Conclusion
Aeroplan has published the latest quarterly changes in median values for redemptions with Air Canada and/or Select Partners on the Aeroplan Flight Reward Chart.
As you might expect, many values remained the same or had minor changes, while others showed a more notable increase or decrease in pricing.
We’re expecting the next update to happen around the end of September 2025, and we’ll be sure to update this article with new insights when the time comes.
This story originally appeared on princeoftravel
