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Air Canada offers flexible rebooking policy in light of a potential pilot strike
With a potential strike by its pilots looming after a 21 day cooling period that began yesterday, Air Canada is providing a flexible rebooking policy for customers travelling with the airline during the week surrounding the end of the cooling period:
Air Canada has introduced a goodwill policy to give all customers flexibility with imminent travel plans. Starting today, customers who have purchased travel on Air Canada flights for the period immediately preceding and after the end of the cooling off period on September 17, 2024, can change any travel already purchased at no additional cost.
Goodwill Rebooking Policy
Changes can be made online at www.aircanada.com, through the Air Canada mobile app, a travel agent, or by calling an Air Canada Contact Centre (although wait times may be elevated). The policy allows customers holding bookings on any fare type with travel between September 15 and 23, 2024, to:
A) rebook to any other Air Canada flight(s) with the same origin and destination up to November 30, 2024. Change fees and any other fees or fare difference will be waived, meaning such changes can be made at no cost for customers who choose to travel the same route in the same cabin.
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B) cancel their flight and retain the residual value on a future travel credit. Refunds will be available as per fare rules for customers with refundable tickets; for customers with non-refundable tickets, refunds are not available as flights are scheduled to operate as normal.
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C) cancel their flight and rebook travel for after November 30, in which case change fees will be waived but the customer will have to pay the fare difference, if any.
The policy applies to all Air Canada operated flights, including Air Canada mainline, Air Canada Rouge, Air Canada Express flights operated by Jazz or PAL Airlines, and Air Canada Vacations (an additional fee may apply for hotels). It is important to remember that Air Canada Express flights, operated by Jazz or PAL Airlines, are not operated by Air Canada pilots and therefore will not be impacted by the end of the cooling-off period.
Additionally, to give customers with special requests visibility, certain special services will be temporarily unavailable. These include services such as the Unaccompanied Minor Program, special request baggage services for items such as bicycles and hunting equipment, and the Meet and Assist Program in Japan. More details for customers are available at www.aircanada.com/action and for Air Canada Vacations customers at https://vacations.aircanada.com/en/travel-advisories.
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Last chance for Porter Airlines AIR MILES Card linked bonus miles offer
The current AIR MILES card linked offer for Porter Airlines is set to end on August 31. This offer provides 75 Bonus Miles when you spend $500 at flyporter.com with your linked Mastercard for flights completed by February 25, 2024. This can be any Canadian issued Mastercard, not just AIR MILES co-brand cards.
On top of the bonus AIR MILES you’ll also earn your Porter Airlines VIPorter points or Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles plus whichever loyalty currency you earn with your Mastercard.
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Canadian Bonus Offers
Sonesta Hotels Travel Pass
– Worldwide Earn up to 6,000 Bonus Travel Pass Points for each stay of 2 or more nights at Sonesta Hotels in Canada and Worldwide. Book by Sep 6 for stays until Dec 31, 24. More…
Other Bonus Offers
Copa ConnectMiles
– Receive up to a 40% discount when you buy 3,000 or more ConnectMiles miles. Until Sep 8, 24 More…
JetBlue TrueBlue
– Mosaic Elite Status Match – If you have status with another airline can match to Mosaic 1 or 2 status for 3 months and receive a fast track to extend the status through the end of the next calendar year. More…`
Marriott Bonvoy
– Surfers Paradise Earn up to 9,000 bonus Bonvoy points for stays at The JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa Book now for stays until Nov 1, 24 More…
– Tokyo Earn 10,000 bonus Bonvoy points PER NIGHT for stays at The Prince Sakura Tower Tokyo, Autograph Collection. Valid for stays Oct 12 – Jan 4, 25 More…
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
– Double KrisFlyer miles for stays at the Lanson Place Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Book now for stays until Dec 31, 24. More…
Stash Hotel Rewards
– Grants Pass, Oregon 1,000 Bonus Stash Rewards Points for stays at The Weasku Inn Grants Pass. Book by Sep 30 for stays until Nov 24, 24 More…
Deals:
Earn $500† when you become a new client and open a Simplii Financial™ No Fee Chequing Account by October 31st, 2024. (Add an eligible direct deposit of at least $100 a month for 3 straight months to receive the offer)
Hilton Hotels Stay at Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts and receive a $150 on-property credit for each night you stay. Click here to book this offer.
Fairmont Hotels: Save up to 25% on stays at Fairmont Hotels in Canada and the rest of the Americas. Book by Sep 15 for stays until Dec 30, 24. Click here to book this offer