Online advance seat selection

Travelling on an Air Canada or Air Canada Express flight? Select your seats online in advance with our easy-to-use seat map.

Who can select their seat online?

You can select your seat online if:

You book your flight on aircanada.com., and
You’re travelling on:
- an Air Canada or
- Air Canada Express flight operated by Jazz, Sky Regional, Air Georgian Ltd. or Exploits Valley Air Services Ltd.
Seat selection is not available on codeshare flights.

If you didn't book your flight at aircanada.com, call Air Canada Reservations or contact the travel agent who handled your booking.

What seat selection options are available online?

Choose from standard or Preferred seat selection.

How to select or change your seat online

At time of booking at aircanada.com:

Once you’ve completed your ticket purchase, you can select your seats in advance for each of your Air Canada or Air Canada Express (operated by Jazz only) flights.

After you have purchased your ticket at aircanada.com:

Up to 2 hours before your flight

Retrieve your booking online and select your seat

Please note that if the link is deactivated, for security reasons, you’ll be required to enter the credit card number used at time of booking before proceeding with your seat selection.

During check-in:

Within 24 hours of your flight

Check in online and select your seat

Get your boarding pass and select or change your seat at no cost from the remaining available seats! This option is also available at our airport self-serve check-in kiosks.

Your seat selection options:

Preferred seats

Treat yourself to a little more legroom on your next flight. Preferred seats offer the comfort of extra legroom and can be purchased in advance, subject to availability. Learn more.

Standard advance seat selection

Tango Plus and Latitude
Standard advance seat selection is complimentary for Tango Plus and Latitude fares, regardless of destination.

Tango –International destinations
Tango customers enjoy complimentary standard advance seat selection when they travel on itineraries including international destinations.

Tango – Caribbean, Mexico and Central America
For travel to and from the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, the Tango seat selection rate is $20 per one way.

Tango – Travel within Canada or between Canada and the U.S.
For travel within Canada or between Canada and the United States, Tango seat selection rates, per one way, are as follows:

Tango

0 to 350 miles

$18

351 to 1000 miles

$20

1001 to 2000 miles

$26

Over 2000 miles

$31

Looking for a little more legroom?

Choose a Preferred seat starting at $25

Advance seat selection charges are per passenger.
Your seat selection and any related charges apply to your entire one-way flight, including connections, from your departure to your destination city.
Tango standard seat selection charges are non refundable, except if:
- you are moved to a seat different than the one you selected due to an involuntary schedule or airport change (e.g. flight disruption, cancellation). Contact Air Canada Refund Services.
- you decide not to travel on your selected itinerary and you paid for Tango standard seat selection. The value of your Tango standard seat selection charge will be retained and can be applied towards seat selection on a future Air Canada itinerary.

Related topics:

Preferred seats