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Category Archives: Air Canada

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First Look: New LAX T6 Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 10, 2017 8 Comments
New Air Canada Lounge LAX

Air Canada has moved from Terminal 2 to Terminal 6 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). As part of the move, it has opened a brand new Maple Leaf lounge in T6 that is small but outstanding. First, the bad...

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Air Canada Dumps Aeroplan: Let’s Not Celebrate Yet

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 11, 2017May 11, 2017 7 Comments
Air Canada New Loyalty Program

Effective June 30, 2020, Aeroplan will no longer be the loyalty program for Air Canada. Negotiations between Aeroplan’s parent company Aimia and Air Canada have stalled, prompting Air Canada’s decision to go it alone. As Air Canada’s financial situation has...

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Air CanadaNews

Air Canada Restarts Tel Aviv Service from Montreal

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 13, 2017 4 Comments
Air Canada Israel

Air Canada’s international expansion in Montreal continues, with news of a new seasonal route between Montreal and Tel Aviv starting in June. The carrier also announced plans to make its daily Toronto – Tel Aviv service year-around. The new Montreal...

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Star Alliance Iceland Stopover Now Much Easier

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 3, 2017February 3, 2017 9 Comments
Star Alliance Iceland

Iceland fascinates me. Not only does it contain immense natural beauty, it offers Northern Lights in the winter and midnight sun in the summer. I’ve been before and had a great time — now I want to take the family....

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Review: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Frankfurt

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 27, 2016December 27, 2016 1 Comment
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge FRA

Perhaps familiarity does breed contempt, but the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in Frankfurt was a welcome relief from the oft-crowded network of Lufthansa departure lounges nearby. Located in Terminal 1 in the B-Gate Area (non-Schengen), the lounge is...

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Air CanadaNews

Lost Cat Turns Up on Air Canada Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 26, 2016December 5, 2016 1 Comment

Have you ever heard a flight attendant come down the aisle asking, “Has anyone seen a cat?” I haven’t either, but I wasn’t on Air Canada Flight 189 from Ottawa to Vancouver earlier this week, where about 20 minutes...

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Alitalia the Latest Carrier to Cut Service to Venezuela

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 18, 2014 3 Comments

The situation unfolding in Venezuela fascinates me. There you have a state on the verge of failure with hyperinflation and a government suffering from a foreign currency crunch. The result: airlines are not getting paid for their service and...

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Air Canada Suspends Service to the Failing State of Venezuela

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 19, 2014December 9, 2016 5 Comments

Air Canada is halting its thrice-weekly service between Toronto and Caracas as hyperinflation and violence continue to engulf Venezuela. In a statement, Air Canada said– Due to ongoing civil unrest in Venezuela, Air Canada can no longer ensure the...

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Reminder: New Aeroplan Award Chart Takes Effect on 01/01/14

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 28, 2013December 9, 2016 1 Comment

Aeroplan is updating its award chart on January 01, 2014 and the changes are both good and bad. The Good: One-way awards at half the round-trip cost Right now Aeroplan charges 67% of the r/t price for a one-way...

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Air CanadaNews

Israeli President Flies Air Canada over El-Al

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 9, 2012December 9, 2016 1 Comment

If you are flying with oxygen, you might want to stay away from El-Al, the national carrier of Israel. Israel’s national airline has apologized to President Shimon Peres after attempting to charge him nearly $5,000 to bring an oxygen...

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Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on Air Canada, bmi, Lufthansa

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 23, 2012December 9, 2016 6 Comments

I love adventures. From Iraq to Belarus, from Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus to the West Bank, from remote Bolivia to Iran, my sense of adventure has taken me to fascinating places around the world—and now I depart for a previously...

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Phantom Lufthansa First Class Award Space on StarNet

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 19, 2012December 9, 2016 2 Comments

I became excited today while working on a client award request when some first class availability popped up on Lufthansa–it has been very rare lately, especially more than a few days before travel. One client was using Air Canada...

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Not a Glitch! Aeroplan Premium Cabin Awards on Sale

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 6, 2011 3 Comments

Last Friday I reported that Aeroplan, Air Canada’s mileage program, was pricing out business class awards at economy class prices and first class awards at business class prices. I speculated that some sort of IT glitch was behind the...

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Discounted Aeroplan Premium Cabin Awards Available Now – Book Fast!

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 3, 2011December 6, 2016 4 Comments

UPDATE: Aeroplan confirmed that this promotion is running for select destination for a short period of time. May end at anytime so book now! While I generally do not like to kick someone while they are down, in this...

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The Long Way Back to Frankfurt (via YVR, HKG, IST)

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 28, 2011December 6, 2016 4 Comments

After a refreshing week away from the office, I am on my way back to Frankfurt today. To spice things up a bit and to take advantage of a great deal Turkish Airlines ran earlier this year on their...

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More Fuel Surcharges Coming to Aeroplan

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

Just days after tacking on fuel surcharges to Lufthansa flights, Aeroplan has decided to share the love: Fuel surcharges to flight rewards on the following Star Alliance airlines will be effective as of the dates noted below: November 30th,...

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Aeroplan Adds Fuel Surcharges to Lufthansa Awards Without Notice

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 11, 2011 1 Comment

The hits keep on coming for Aeroplan members. First, a devaluation of the award chart in June. That was followed by a recent decision to discontinue booking the domestic legs of business class tickets in first class. Now, arguably...

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Aeroplan Points Devalued: No More Domestic First on Business Class Awards

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 1, 2011 5 Comments

Effective 06 September, two-cabin flights coded as “first class [O]” require three-cabin first class redemption rates when using Air Canada Aeroplan miles. I discovered the new policy while attempting to book a relatively straightforward award trip for a client...

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Air CanadaNews

Air Canada to Launch Low-Cost Subsidiary

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 12, 2011 5 Comments

After the failures of Song and Ted just a few years after their inception, I did not expect another North American legacy carrier to gamble with a low-cost division. Yet Air Canada announced ambitious plans today for their own...

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Air CanadaHot Deals

Up to 25% Off Air Canada Flights (originating from Canada)

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 11, 2010 Leave a Comment

Save an extra 25% off Air Canada Tango Plus fares (mid-range economy fares) for travel to Asia, the Caribbean, and Mexico from Canada. Book by tomorrow night (12/12) at aircanda.com using promo code FXMZXN71. Travel must be completed by June...

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