About Air Canada
A Quick Overview of Air Canada
Air Canada is the largest Canadian airline and was founded in 1937 and operates across 207 destinations worldwide. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Air Canada is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.
Star Alliance was founded in May 1997, it is one of the world's largest global airline alliances. Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, currently have 27 member airlines who have over 670 million passengers per year. Air Canada allows guests to earn and redeem miles across Star Alliance's carriers airlines. Passengers can access lounges depending on the type of flight ticket and frequent flyer status or class of travel.
Awards and Accolades
Air Canada was awarded:
- North America’s Leading Airlines 2019
- North America's Leading Airline Brand 2019
- World's Leading Airline - Premium Economy Class 2018
- World's Leading Airline Inflight Entertainment 2018
- World's Leading Airline to North America 2018
- World's Leading Cultural Airline 2018
- North America's Leading Airline 2018
- North America's Leading Airline Brand 2018
Travel Class
Air Canada offers multiple fare options where passengers can choose according to their preferences:
Economy Class
- Basic: The passengers are allowed one hand luggage and additional charges will be applied for a check-in bag. There is no refund policy on cancellation of tickets and the tickets cannot be rescheduled.
- Standard: The passengers are allowed one hand luggage and additional charges will be applied for a check-in bag. The passengers have an allowance of 25% miles while booking the tickets. There is no refund policy on cancellation of tickets but the tickets can be scheduled with an additional charge.
- Flex: The passengers are allowed one hand baggage and one check-in luggage. The passengers have an allowance of 100% miles while booking the tickets and advance selection of seats. There is no refund policy on cancellation of tickets but the tickets can be scheduled with an additional charge.
- Comfort: The passengers are allowed one hand baggage and one check-in luggage. The passengers have an allowance of 115% miles while booking the tickets and advance selection of seats. There is no refund policy on cancellation of tickets but the tickets can be scheduled with an additional charge.
- Latitude: The passengers are allowed one hand baggage and two check-in luggage. The guests have access to priority check-in, baggage handling and boarding and advance selection of seats. The passengers have an allowance of 125% miles while booking the tickets. There is no refund policy on cancellation of tickets but the tickets can be scheduled with an additional charge.
Premium Economy
- Flexible: The passengers are allowed one hand baggage and two check-in luggage. The guests have access to priority check-in, baggage handling and boarding and advance selection of seats along with a complimentary meal. The passengers have an allowance of 125% miles while booking the tickets. There is refund available on cancellation of the tickets but the tickets can be scheduled with an additional charge.
- Lowest: The passengers are allowed one hand baggage and two check-in luggage. The guests have access to priority check-in, baggage handling and boarding, advance selection of seats along with a complimentary meal. The passengers have an allowance of 125% miles while booking the tickets. There is no refund policy on cancellation of tickets but the tickets can be scheduled with an additional charge.
Business Class
- Flexible: The passengers are allowed one hand baggage and two check-in luggage. The guests have access to priority check-in, baggage handling, boarding, advance selection of seats and the maple leaf lounges along with a complimentary meal. The passengers have an allowance of 150% miles while booking the tickets. There is refund available on cancellation of the tickets but the tickets can be scheduled with an additional charge.
- Lowest: The passengers are allowed one hand baggage and two check-in luggage. The guests have access to priority check-in, baggage handling, boarding, advance selection of seats and the maple leaf lounges along with a complimentary meal. The passengers have an allowance of 150% miles while booking the tickets. There is no refund policy on cancellation of tickets but the tickets can be scheduled with an additional charge.
