Air Canada

Air Canada is Canada's largest airline with hubs in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. Air Canada and its regional affiliate Jazz provide scheduled service to over 150 destinations on five continents including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America.

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Earning miles
Earn Mileage Plus miles on all qualifying Air Canada flights, except as noted in the chart below. You’ll earn miles according to the booking class that you purchase.
The miles you earn on Air Canada qualify toward Mileage Plus elite status, with 50% bonus elite status miles for paid first, business or full economy class flights.
It’s easy to earn miles for your flight. Simply provide your Mileage Plus number when you make your reservation, and make sure that it appears on your boarding pass at check-in.
Save your boarding pass until flight miles have been credited to your account. If your miles haven’t been credited within three weeks, you may request credit online within 12 months of your travel date.
Class of service Booking class Award miles1 Elite status miles/segments1
Business C D J Z 125% 150%
Discount Business R 100% 150%
Full Economy Y B 100% 150%
Discount Economy M U H V Q W S K L T 100% 100%
Discount Economy, outside North America N G P E A 100% 100%
Discount Economy, within North America N G P E A 0% 0%
No Mileage Credit X I O F 0% 0%
Exceptions
If you purchase a ticket on a flight that is marketed by Air Canada but operated by another airline (known as a code-share flight), the operating airline determines how many miles you earn for your flight.
Note that the booking class that appears on your ticket may differ from the booking class that the operating airline uses to determine flight miles earned.
Elite benefits
If you’re a Mileage Plus elite member, you’ll be recognized as an elite member when flying Air Canada.
Premier Executive® and 1K® members earn a 100% bonus, and receive Star Gold benefits.
Premier® members earn a 25% bonus, and receive Star Silver benefits.
All elite members earn a minimum of 500 miles on Air Canada flights.
Using miles
Star Alliance Awards enable you to use your Mileage Plus miles for award travel to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide, on any Star Alliance airline.
See our award chart to find out how many miles you'll need, depending on class of service and region of travel. The mileage amounts apply to all Star Alliance carriers, and any combination of carriers.
You can use miles to fly one way or roundtrip.
To book award travel on Air Canada, call United Reservations at 1-888-674-4680.
1Earned as a % of Flight Miles.
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