The nation's largest airline in terms of fleet size and passengers carried, Air Canada was founded in 1937, is the flag carrier airline in Canada. The airline with a massive fleet size of 189 aircrafts has access to 207 destinations worldwide. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, the airline has four hubs out of which Toronto Pearson International Airport is the largest. It is also amongst the founding members of the Star Alliance.
Like any other international airline, Air Canada also has several check-in procedures for your flights. Generally, one can check-in for his/her flight in these three ways:
Aeroplan is a federation loyalty program which is owned by Air Canada, Canada's flag carrier. The Aeroplan program was created in July 1984 by Air Canada as an inducement program for its frequent flyer customers. In 2002 it was a derivative as a separate corporate entity and eventually sold to Aimia. On May 11, 2017, Air Canada announced it plans to launch a new loyalty program to replace the Aeroplan program in 2020. On August 21, 2018, Air Canada, along with TD,CIBC and Visa, agreed to acquire Aeroplan from Aimia for CA$450 million in cash. There are approximately 5 million active members in the program. On August 11, 2020, Air Canada released details about its new loyalty program, which was a reinitiation of Aeroplan.
The nation's largest airline in terms of fleet size and passengers carried, Air Canada founded in 1937, is the flag carrier airline in Canada. The airline with a massive fleet size of 189 aircraft has access to 207 destinations worldwide. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, the airline has four hubs out of which Toronto Pearson International Airport is the largest. It is also amongst the founding members of the Star Alliance.
Like any other international air carrier, Air Canada also has several check-in procedures for your flights. Generally, one can check-in for his/her flight in these three ways:
Aeroplan is a federation loyalty program which is owned by Air Canada, Canada's flag carrier. The Aeroplan program was created in July 1984 by Air Canada as an inducement program for its frequent flyer customers. In 2002 it was a derivative as a separate corporate entity and eventually sold to Aimia. On May 11, 2017, Air Canada announced it plans to launch a new loyalty program to replace the Aeroplan program in 2020. On August 21, 2018, Air Canada, along with TD,CIBC and Visa, agreed to acquire Aeroplan from Aimia for CA$450 million in cash. There are approximately 5 million active members in the program. On August 11, 2020, Air Canada released details about its new loyalty program, which was a reinitiation of Aeroplan.