Aeroplan’s Annoying “Time Travel” Issue…

I needed a last-minute ticket on Aeroplan last night, but apparently Aeroplan lives in another dimension of time and space.

It was 6:30 P.M. PT, therefore still 31 October in all parts of Canada. But when I tired to book a same-day ticket, here is the error message I received:

I was after midnight Zulu time. Maybe that was it? The rules state that travel can be made up to two hours prior to departure. This was for a flight in four hours:

Sometimes I wonder if Aeroplan reduces the functionally of its website because it now has an overstaffed call center. I love that hold times are virtually a thing of the past on Aeroplan, but I bet that C$30/ticket booking fee adds up and helps to justify many of the jobs. 

I also thought it might be my computer and manually adjusted the date back one day. That did not do the trick.

Or maybe I’m just overthinking this.

In any case, a call to Aeroplan…and C$30…solved the problem.

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CONCLUSION

Aeroplan’s website is annoying. I’m thankful call center agents are almost always well-trained, courteous, and efficient, but Aeroplan could certainly make its website a bit easier to book awards on it…if it wanted to.

Have you run into the same issue with booking an Aeroplan award?