Buy Air Canada Aeroplan Points With up to a 30% Discount [Until May 14]

Right now, Air Canada is running a limited-time promotion for buying Aeroplan points, offering up to a 30% discount through May 14, 2025.

This drops the price to about 1.7 cents per point, which is slightly more than what we think Aeroplan points are typically worth. Usually, this would mean the promotion is a no-go, but there are still some instances in which buying points can make sense.

Let’s look at the details and whether or not you should hop on this promotion.

Air Canada’s Latest Buy Aeroplan Points Promotion

Whether you’re topping up your Aeroplan account balance or have found a redemption that makes buying points cheaper than paying for the flight in cash, this promotion could be helpful in the right situation.

Through May 14, Aeroplan has the following offer when buying Aeroplan points, available here:

• Purchase 2,000 to 9,000 points without a discount
• Purchase 10,000 to 19,000 points with a 15% discount
• Purchase 20,000 to 75,000 points with a 20% discount
• Purchase 80,000 to 95,000 points with a 25% discount
• Purchase 100,000 or more points with a 30% discount (1.7 cents apiece)

Note that there’s a limit of 1 million purchased points per year and 500,000 points per transaction.

We value Air Canada Aeroplan points at 1.5 cents apiece, so you’d be buying them at a price above our valuation, which isn’t ideal.

Why You May Want To Purchase Aeroplan Points

Here are the 2 main situations in which we think buying points and miles is valuable:

• You don’t already have a large balance of these points and miles or don’t have enough transferable points (e.g., Amex Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards)
• Doing so will allow you to purchase a ticket for less than the ordinary cash cost

Consider this: Purchasing 210,000 Aeroplan points under this promotion would set you back roughly $3,594 — certainly not a small sum of cash. However, you could redeem those 210,000 points to fly round-trip in Lufthansa first class between the U.S. and Europe.

Lufthansa first-class tickets often cost $7,000 or more, so purchasing points could save you nearly 50% against the standard cash fare!

Final Thoughts

It doesn’t always make sense to purchase points or miles. Usually, using points you already have for your booking makes more sense. However, if your mileage balance is looking bare and you have an immediate use for these Aeroplan points, purchasing during this promotion might make sense — and it could save you a lot of cash in the process if you have your eye on a flight in a premium cabin.

It also can make sense if you’re going to purchase a ticket with cash, as you might be able to buy the required Aeroplan points at a lower cost. If you’re in that situation, you have until May 14 to purchase with up to a 30% discount.