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, Canadian regional partners, 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 July 2025 and October 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 get the most out of 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, Bearskin Airlines, 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
This is the second update to the median values since they were originally published in March 2025.
Personally, I find these median 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.
Generally speaking, if you find a flight available close to the median value, you can estimate that you’re getting what most other people get for the same itinerary.
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.
You’ll know you’re getting a great deal if you find Aeroplan redemptions close to the “Starting at” values listed on the Flight Reward Chart
Analyzing Changes to Economy Median Values
When it comes to economy redemptions this time around, the only notable increase is to flights between North America and Pacific zones in the first distance band (+4,000 points).
To the best of my knowledge, the vast majority of destinations in the Pacific zone fall in the second or third distance band when departing from North America.
Air Canada flights between Vancouver and Tokyo or Osaka fall within this band, and it doesn’t surprise me at all to see the median value rise given how popular Japan remains as a destination.
The median value for Air Canada flights in this distance band is 49,000 points, which is 14,000 points more than what you’d have to pay with ANA (35,000 points from Seattle or Vancouver to Tokyo), if you can find availability.
Meanwhile, the only notable decrease in median values for economy redemptions is to short-haul flights within North America. The median value for flights measuring 0–500 miles dropped from 12,900 points to 12,000 points.
Analyzing Changes to Premium Economy Median Values
Once again, the most fluctuations in median values this time around came with redemptions in premium economy.
As a reminder, premium economy Aeroplan redemptions are currently only available on Air Canada flights, though you can also combine an Air Canada premium economy flight with a flight in other classes of service with partner airlines.
In this regard, my understanding is that these values should mostly be affected by Air Canada dynamic pricing, and they aren’t as affected by pricing from other Select Partners for economy and business class redemptions.
The largest changes in median values came with premium economy redemptions this time around
Just as with the last update, we see relatively dramatic shifts in both directions, though it’s worth noting that they aren’t as significant as last time:
- +3,700 points in the third distance band on transatlantic routes
- +2,900 points in the fourth distance band on transatlantic routes
- +10,300 points in the first distance band on transpacific routes
- -7,100 points in the third distance band on transpacific routes
- -2,300 points in the fourth distance band on transpacific routes
As we saw with economy redemptions, the biggest jump happened to the median value of the first distance band on transpacific flights, which again should only cover flights between Vancouver and Tokyo or Osaka (which isn’t surprising).
Longer-haul trips to Asia or Oceania saw a drop in the premium economy median value, while the upper-two distance bands on transatlantic routes saw a modest increase.
Whenever 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 or so, 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, Montreal to Vancouver, and numerous flights between Vancouver and Toronto.
This will continue to be my strategy in 2026 and beyond.
When it comes to business class redemptions, there was fairly dramatic movement in some median values in both directions.
When it comes to increases, we saw modest bumps to the upper three distance bands for flights within North America (+1,100–1,900 points), relatively sizeable increases to the first and third South America distance bands (+5,500 and +27,300 points, respectively), and a big boost to the first distance band on Pacific flights (+11,200 points).
At the same time, there were considerable decreases in median values, too. The fourth distance band on transpacific routes dropped a whopping 52,500 points, the fourth distance band on transatlantic flights dropped by 24,800 points, and the third distance band on transatlantic flights went down by 7,500 points.
Expect to pay more in points for flights to Japan in all classes of service
What stands out the most to me this time around is that flights within the first distance band (0–5,000 miles) on the “Between North America and Pacific zones” section of the Flight Reward Chart have seen increases to the median values in all classes of service.
Again, my understanding is that this is largely driven by Air Canada redemptions between Vancouver and Tokyo/Osaka, as most other transpacific itineraries fall within the second, third, or fourth distance bands.
Indeed, this distance band is where we see the biggest discrepancy between the “All other partners” pricing and the “Air Canada and/or Select Partners pricing” on the entire Flight Reward Chart.
Sweet-spot ANA business class redemptions between Vancouver or Seattle and Tokyo are difficult to come by on Aeroplan these days
This is especially the case with business class redemptions, with other partner pricing (which would only be with ANA) set at 55,000 points (if you can find availability), whereas median pricing on Air Canada flights is now at 170,400 points (or just over triple the price).
If you have your heart set on visiting Japan, you may have better luck taking the long-way around via Europe (with better partner award availability), or by setting your sights on other destinations in Asia (such as Manila) and then heading to Japan on a regional flight (with greater award availability).
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 beginning of 2026, and we’ll be sure to update this article with new insights when the time comes.
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