Aeroplan, the Air Canada points/rewards program, is doing its members a favour by extending its pause on expiry of points until May 31, 2023
The company’s inactivity policy was placed on hold during the pandemic to help members out who were not necessarily earning points while at home. They also made their inactivity policy more flexible during the pandemic, increasing it to 18 months in advance of the Aeroplan program relaunch.
“While many of our members are back to travelling and or have engaged with our exciting everyday partners like Starbucks, Uber, and Uber Eats, we recognize that this is not necessarily the case for everyone just yet,” officials said in a July 27 release. “We are therefore happy to announce today that we have extended our pause on expiry of points until May 31, 2023 – meaning that between now and May 30, 2023, any Aeroplan points which would have expired will not. “
“Effective May 31, 2023, our normal expiration policy will once again apply meaning points will expire if an eligible transaction has not been completed within the 18 months prior to this date.”
“We want our members to remain active in the Aeroplan program and have several ways to check to make sure they’re not at risk of having their points expire:
- At any time, members can view the date their points may expire by logging into their account dashboard.
- Aeroplan sends members reminders to customers at risk of their points expiring to encourage members to make a qualifying transaction such as: linking their Aeroplan account to their Starbucks and/or Uber/Uber Eats accounts and making a qualifying purchase, using an Aeroplan credit card, shopping online via the Aeroplan eStore at retailers like Amazon, The Bay, Sephora, Dyson, Lululemon, and the Gap, staying at one of our partner hotels like Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, or even donating points to one of our Aeroplan charities.
For members who do end up having their points expire after May 30, 2023, Aeroplan will reinstate all their points if they fly with Air Canada or if they get an Aeroplan co-brand credit card via one of their partners TD, CIBC, American Express or Chase, within 6 months of the day the points expired.
For more information, please visit: https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/aeroplan/your-aeroplan/inactivity-policy.html
