Today, ill examine how you can book award flights with aeroplan. An open jaw is when you fly into one place and out of another. According to aeroplan rules in effect at the time, an open jaw between two continents. Exploring atlantic canada with aeroplan prince of travel. Aeroplan s rules for stopovers and open jaw awards change depending on which airline you fly, and the destination. Earn up to 5x the miles when you shop top fashion retailers via the aeroplan estore april 6 19. The online multicity tool allows you to build and book the itinerary for your roundtrip with one 1 stopover en route to or returning from a destination city. Sc state board dental technician study guide page 3 infection control terminology antiseptic chemical agent applied to a tissue to inhibit the growth of microorganisms. Youll need to use your open jaw within a country that has two major airports with both having reasonable award inventory. But like united, aeroplan permits travelers to book awards a stopover or open jaw, which can allow you to visit multiple destinations, or search additional options for award travel, rather than book a simple roundtrip between the same cities. Air canadas stopover and routing policies arent as generous as they once were, but theyre still more flexible than policies at some other airlines. Air canada altitude is how we show our gratitude to our most loyal frequent.
Aeroplan gmbh embarked on an ambitious plan three years ago to bring more. Dental item classification dental items can be classified as critical, semicritical, or noncritical in their need for sterilization or various levels of disinfection. If youre looking to book one stopover, you can book the ticket online using. Infants children under the age of 2 traveling on a revenue ticket eligible to be allocated their own seat may accumulate aeroplan miles in their individual accounts. Open jaw is an airline return ticket where the destination andor the origin are not the same in both directions. You should use this to your advantage for intrachina flights. As you can imagine, the messaging when you try to book a korean air stopover award is not always the easiest to understand. How far in advance should i book if redeeming aeroplan miles. However, for more complex routings that include 2 stopovers or 1 stopover and 1 open jaw, youll need to call aeroplan to book.
Around the world rewards will no longer be available for redemption effective september 1 st, 2019. Heres a quick overview of how all this gets put together. The 8 best ways to use aeroplan miles for maximum value 2020. The real way to take advantage of the open jaw rule is when you are considering buying a 1way award flight. Travelling into and out of different airports within the same city is not considered as an open jaw. Aeroplan doesnt have any restrictions on the number of segments on a ticket or that you cant route via a third region this is what makes aeroplan very powerful. Unfortunately aeroplan does impose fuel surcharges on many partners like lufthansa. A maximum of one stopover is permitted in any one city. Maximizing stopovers and open jaws on award tickets. Eva air features pajamas and sometimes rimowa amenity kits. However, do airlines add aeroplan qualifying seats on a.
Above, you saw how to search and book a basic round trip aeroplan award flight. Maximizing stopovers and open jaws on award tickets nick ewen. For an open jaw itinerary, you will travel to one city, then to another, and from there you will travel to your home destination. This type of multicity itinerary is also referred to as an open jaw.
It is also handy to be able to book an open jaw if there is only. The definitive guide to booking a korean air stopover. However, you can book flights for the minirtw on any airline that is in the. For awards departing the continental united states and canada, aeroplan miles can book one way awards for half the price of roundtrip awards. As a result, you can visit two cities for the price of one or three if youre willing to pay for the open jaw flight, which allows you to fly into one city and fly out of another. On round trip rewards, 1 stopover or 1 open jaw is permitted in addition to the point of turnaround. When you book your flight, select air canada stopover from the travel options offered to you after youve made your flight selection, or ask your travel agent to do it for you. Trip itineraries with multiple destinations are permitted for both aeroplan fixed mileage flight rewards and market fare flight rewards. Ideally, the cities are also far apart so that you get your moneys worth from the open jaw. Youre only allowed to have a stopover or an openjaw on roundtrip flights. Redeem aeroplan miles use miles for travel, merchandise. These are the relevant parts of the award chart tofrom north america for an aeroplan mini rtw. So, what started as a trip to paris for a couple days ended up being another aeroplan miniroundtheworld redemption with a stop in jakarta and and open jaw in seattle.
Here are the basic rules that apply to award tickets. In shorter terms, this is call the aeroplan mini roundtheworld, or minirtw for short, and is a technique ive employed numerous times. Flight award redemption general conditions asia miles. Check in from your computer and print your boarding pass. Why cant i book this open jaw flight with aeroplan. Wanted to book yulakl, chcmel, melyul, but couldnt because mel was the furthest point from yul, not chc. Welcome to a new world of travel options offered from ground to air. Aeroplan award ticket routing rules travelling the world. How to redeem cathay pacific asia miles like a genius. How to use amex membership rewards points for united. I have heard of them, but cant figure out how its done. The catch is that united will allow you to book two open jaws and a stopover. Aeroplan basics stopovers, openjaws and oneways part 2. How to find award space using the aeroplan website.
For the roundtrip flight award without an open jaw, it can contain maximum 1 stopover plus maximum 2 transfers. Logic would say the earlier you book, the less points you need. Points allowed graham and me to take advantage of one stopover option as well as having an open jaw itinerary. We want to fly in to verona, italy and depart from rome. Simply choose the topic you want help with below and find the answers right online. Unfortunately, the aeroplan web site does not have the capabilities to book an open jaw flight together with a stopover. Asia miles also restricts the number of transfers re. Similarly, online you will only be able to start and end in the same city, though again, ive heard it may be possible to do an open jaw on origin destination if you call in. You are trying to get multi city tickets and aeroplan does not do that anymore stopped a few years ago.
For travel within the same continent, stopovers are not permitted. Another option is to use 50,000 aeroplan miles to book a oneway economy flight on any star alliance partner. However, because i can book united flights with aeroplan sometimes with far fewer miles as shown below, i really value the transfer potential here. A beginners guide to redeem aeroplan miles for award. Air canada aeroplan why cant i book this open jaw flight with aeroplan. A stopover is an intentional stop to or from a specific destination city. Use our calculator to determine your free checked baggage allowance. Which programs have one ways, stopovers, fuel surcharges. Guide to booking flights with aeroplan miles uponarriving. I plan to fly from toronto to miami in midjanuary 2018.
The complete newbie guidefaq to the air canada aeroplan. For example, if you were to book a flight on united from chicago to germany through aeroplan. How far in advance should i book aeroplan toronto to. The long way to paris booking a complex reward flight. Aeroplan membership terminates upon the death or personal bankruptcy of the member. This is a post in a series on the basics of the aeroplan frequent flier program. Basically, whenever you book a roundtrip on aeroplan, you have the.
One open jaw is permitted in lieu of one of the two stopovers. Aeroplan market fares versus fixed mileage flight rewards. Another market commonly traveled under an open jaw itinerary is the one of local oneway tours. Open jaw tickets are a flexible and relatively inexpensive way of flying as they are priced as a roundtrip ticket, in most cases less expensive than purchasing two oneway flights between the destinations visited. The advantages of an open jaw booking is that you could add one stopover there are no stopovers on oneway flights with aeroplan. You cant always get what you want the globe and mail. Their membership is subject to all aeroplan terms and conditions. Aeroplan allows overseas itineraries to have either two stopovers, or one stopover and one open jaw. This means, that you can visit up to three continents on a single award. Booking flights through aeroplan frequent flyer points. In travel terms, its not actually something out of a museum it actually isnt that complicated it just means that instead of a regular roundtrip ticket where its the exact same itinerary twice once in reverse, your return leg leaves from a different airport. Im trying to book my very first open jaw flight with aeroplan points but im having difficulty as aeroplan says its not a valid flight.
That is not the case for awards departing other regions. I am wondering how to search for and book open jaw flights. Utilizing the stopover and open jaw allowance in conjunction with flying longhaul routes in business class is where you will find the most value. Enjoy direct aisle access and a lieflat seat in business class on eva air with air canada aeroplan s generous stopover and open jaw policy en route to your final destination. However, the open jaw segment must occur at the furthest point. How to book free stopovers on domestic award tickets. Aeroplan s routing rules are the standout feature of the program. The passenger returns from destination city b to c. If you study air canadas schedule, you might even be able to find situations where theres only one flight.
One benefit air canada aeroplan has over united is that two stopovers or one stopover and one open jaw are permitted on roundtrip flights. On a roundtrip award without an open jaw, you can book one of the following. You could book either two oneway flights or one open jaw. Redeem miles to pay for your next vacation or cruise getaway. You can always book american airlines awards to include one or even two open jaws, right on. Rule for rewards containing a minimum of one flight on a star alliance partner other than air. Small price to pay for saving a lot of time, if you can handle the learning curve. Aeroplan s search tool lets you build an award itinerary with 1 stopover or 1 open jaw. The online multicity tool allows you to build and book the itinerary for your round trip with one 1 stopover en route to or returning from a destination city. The other is that if you need to book through the aeroplan contact centre, there will be just one booking fee. No problem print it at a selfserve kiosk when you get to the airport. How to maximize stopovers and open jaws 2020 update. A round the world ticket would cost 200,000 aeroplan points and would allow me to have 5 stopovers and one open jaw flight, and includes one transpacific and one transatlantic crossing.
Until i did all the research for this article, i didnt realize how many. One of the best kept secrets is aeroplan s generous routing rules, in particular, the ability to add two stopovers, or one stopover and an open jaw to any roundtrip ticket for no additional miles. To book your infant flight reward or get more information, please call the aeroplan contact centre. Redeem around the world at any best western, fairmont and more. One way redemptions of any kind are not eligible for this perk. The difference is that aeroplan allows you to stopover in multiple cities at no extra. Multicity trips allow you to visit more than one city on the same reward ticket. Often the process to book a ticket with stopovers seems difficult, and while its. Can you book stopovers using the aeroplan search engine. We love air canada aeroplan s generous routing rules when traveling roundtrip with any longhaul. An open jaw at the turnaround point can be made between different cities, no matter whether they are in the same countryregion.
Rickys love for travelling and learning more about the world is unbounded. Stopovers and open jaws on award tickets one mile at a time. An open jaw happens when the origin of one direction of an award does not match up with the destination of the other. As i mentioned earlier, aeroplan allows one stopover or one open jaw on any redemption. This limits our ability to really exploit this for unnatural usage.
Aeroplan allows two free stopovers or one stopover plus one open jaw on. If you dont have enough aeroplan reward miles to book a oneway flight, you have the option to purchase up to 50% of the total miles required for that roundtrip reward. Should youre unfamiliar with what a stopover or open jaw is, weve obtained you coated. Open jaw awards are valuable because they allow you to see two cities for the price of one. You can get a maximum of five stopovers and an open jaw on an award ticket on allowable routings.