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An any-time change is a flight change requested up to 2 hours prior to departure via aircanada.com or by calling Air Canada Reservations.

• Any-time change fees are per direction, plus taxes. Any fare difference (i.e. if the fare for the new flight you book is higher than the fare you originally purchased) will also apply.
• Special change and cancellation rules currently apply to all fares which do not offer unlimited free changes.

A same-day confirmed change is a flight change requested at check-in or at the airport prior to departure, on the day of departure.

• Same-day confirmed changes are subject to availability.
• Change fees are per direction, plus taxes.
• No additional charges for fare difference apply for changes made on the day of travel when flights are operated by Air Canada.
• Same-day confirmed changes can be completed at time of check-in.
• No changes are permitted with an Economy Basic fare.

Eligible customers can stand by for an earlier flight on their day of departure.

• You can stand by free of charge when you travel on a Business Class (flexible), Premium Economy (flexible) Latitude or comfort fare.
• Same-day airport standby is subject to availability and is not available if you’ve already checked your bags.
• Waitlisted upgrade requests may be displayed by order of priority in the Flight Status section of the Air Canada App, in which case each passenger’s name will be listed using the first three letters of the family name and the initial of the first name.

Aeroplan points and Status Qualifying Miles

• Earn Aeroplan points on all eligible Air Canada flights, as well as Status Qualifying Miles, Status Qualifying Dollars and a Status Qualifying Segment that count towards Aeroplan Elite Status (unless otherwise stated).
  Exception: Economy Basic fares do not allow for the accumulation of Status Qualifying Currencies, including Status Qualifying Miles, or for the accumulation of miles/points with other partner loyalty programs.

Status Qualifying Dollars and Status Qualifying Segments

• For every eligible flight operated by Air Canada and the Star Alliance member airlines, you will earn Status Qualifying Dollars (SQD) and Status Qualifying Segments (SQS) which count towards Aeroplan Elite Status. Exception: Economy Basic fares are not eligible for SQD and SQS.

COVID-19 update: We are actively working to reopen our entire lounge network by implementing biosafety measures including sanitization stations, electrostatic spraying, adjusted capacities, distanced layouts, pre-packaged foods, assisted bar services, and touchless washrooms. Find out more about our lounge reopenings.

• Customers travelling on a Business Class fare are eligible for complimentary access to Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges, Star Alliance members’ business class lounges and other Air Canada contract lounges, where available.
• Customers travelling on a Premium Economy, Latitude, comfort or Flex fare who pre-purchased Maple Leaf Lounge access must present their boarding pass from a same-day departing flight operated by Air Canada.
• Lounge access applies to the departure city, as well as any eligible connection cities, where available.
• Maple Leaf Lounges are located in select Canadian airports, in the U.S. at Los Angeles (LAX), New York’s LaGuardia (LGA) and Newark's Liberty (EWR) airports, as well as in Frankfurt, London (Heathrow) and Paris (Charles-de-Gaulle).

Your free checked baggage allowance is the maximum number of items which you may check, free of charge, for transport in the aircraft cargo hold.

Your free checked baggage allowance is the maximum number of items which you may check, free of charge, for transport in the aircraft cargo hold.

Seat selection charges are per passenger and apply to each individual one-way flight segment.