{"id":248939,"date":"2026-02-27T14:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=248939\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:35:13","slug":"dynamic-award-pricing-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/air-canada-aeroplan\/dynamic-award-pricing-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Up to Doubled Award Rates: How Aeroplan Award Pricing Has Evolved Since Going Dynamic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/air-canada-aeroplan\/dynamic-partner-award-pricing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Canada ditched fixed award pricing for select partners<\/a>, notably including United. Although Aeroplan advertised that it was implementing dynamic pricing, we've noticed that the new award pricing looks rather static \u2014 and much higher than before.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as the new pricing took effect, United awards that previously priced at exactly 10,000 points started pricing at exactly 15,000 points. And we haven't seen any variation from that price. So, rather than being truly &#8220;dynamic,&#8221; Aeroplan simply increased award prices.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we have new data on how bad it's become.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Aeroplan_Unveils_New_Median_Award_Pricing\">Aeroplan Unveils New Median Award Pricing<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Aeroplan_award_pricing_devolution\">Aeroplan award pricing (d)evolution<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Flights_within_North_America\">Flights within North America<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Flights_across_the_Atlantic\">Flights across the Atlantic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Flights_across_the_Pacific\">Flights across the Pacific<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#What_About_Business_Class_Awards\">What About Business Class Awards?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Aeroplan_Unveils_New_Median_Award_Pricing\">Aeroplan Unveils New Median Award Pricing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This week, Aeroplan unveiled new median (the middle point, not the average) award prices for its own flights and those on select partner flights.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this lumping-together, it's impossible to determine the effect of &#8220;dynamic pricing&#8221; on <em>just<\/em> United award flights. But the before-and-after shows that the median award pricing is as high as double that of the former fixed award chart rate.<\/p>\n<p>Air Canada notes that this data is based on &#8220;member redemptions with Air Canada and select partners from January 2025 to December 2026.&#8221; However, unless Aeroplan knows the future, it's likely referring to December <em>2025<\/em> instead of 2026.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Aeroplan_award_pricing_devolution\">Aeroplan award pricing (d)evolution<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>First, let's set the reference. As of a year ago, Air Canada Aeroplan utilized the following award chart for flights within North America. This award chart displayed a points cost range for Air Canada flights but a fixed rate for partner flights (including United).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145825\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/377\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-145825 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aeroplan-NorthAmerica-Chart-1024x429.png\" alt=\"Prior Aeroplan award chart for North America flights\" width=\"900\" height=\"377\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aeroplan-NorthAmerica-Chart-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aeroplan-NorthAmerica-Chart-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aeroplan-NorthAmerica-Chart-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aeroplan-NorthAmerica-Chart-1536x643.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Aeroplan-NorthAmerica-Chart.png 1758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Aeroplan's prior award chart for North America flights.<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>Then, starting in March 2025, Aeroplan published an award chart with a &#8220;starting at&#8221; price &#8212; with no upper bounds &#8212; for flights on Air Canada and select partners.<\/p>\n<p>Almost immediately, we noticed United awards that used to cost 6,000 points each way suddenly cost 10,000 points. And United awards that cost 10,000 suddenly cost 15,000 points.<\/p>\n<p>For example, booking a United award from Charlotte (CLT) to Newark (EWR) cost 10,000 points under the former award chart.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_199871\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/526\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-199871 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-CLT-EWR-10k-Aeroplan-1024x599.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing former Aeroplan award pricing from Charlotte to Newark\" width=\"900\" height=\"526\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-CLT-EWR-10k-Aeroplan-1024x599.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-CLT-EWR-10k-Aeroplan-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-CLT-EWR-10k-Aeroplan-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-CLT-EWR-10k-Aeroplan-1536x899.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-CLT-EWR-10k-Aeroplan.png 1598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Air Canada showing former 10,000-point award pricing from Charlotte to Newark<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>But now that Aeroplan has introduced &#8220;dynamic&#8221; award pricing, this route reliably costs 15,000 points:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249066\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/510\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-249066 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CLT-EWR-15k-Aeroplan-pricing-900x510.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Air Canada award pricing from Charlotte to Newark showing 15,000 points one-way in economy\" width=\"900\" height=\"510\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CLT-EWR-15k-Aeroplan-pricing-900x510.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CLT-EWR-15k-Aeroplan-pricing-750x425.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CLT-EWR-15k-Aeroplan-pricing-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CLT-EWR-15k-Aeroplan-pricing-1536x871.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CLT-EWR-15k-Aeroplan-pricing.png 1596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Air Canada showing current 15,000-point award pricing from Charlotte to Newark<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>However, those are just anecdotal data points. So, we were interested to see Air Canada's newly published median award rates to give us a better idea of how award pricing has evolved.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Flights_within_North_America\">Flights within North America<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The biggest impact on award pricing has been within the North America zone. Here's the comparison of the former award chart pricing and newly released median pricing for economy awards within North America:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1213\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1213 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Zone<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Distance<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Former Award<br \/>\nChart Rate<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Recent Median<br \/>\nAward Price<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">% Increase<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Within North America<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Up to 500 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">12,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Within North America<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">501 - 1,500 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">13,700 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">37%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Within North America<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,501 - 2,750 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12,500 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">15,800 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Within North America<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2,751+ miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17,500 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">22,500 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>As you can see, the median price for the shortest distance band (0-600 miles) is exactly double the former fixed price of 6,000 points each way. And that's just the median price. That means half of the award prices are even higher than that.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, short-haul awards in business\/first class haven't risen as much. Instead, longer awards (over 1,500 miles) have seen the largest percentage increase for award travel up front:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1214\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1214 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Zone<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Distance<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Former Award<br \/>\nChart Rate<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Recent Median<br \/>\nAward Price<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">% Increase<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Within North America<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Up to 500 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">19,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Within North America<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">501 - 1,500 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">29,500<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">48%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Within North America<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1,501 - 2,750 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">43,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">72%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Within North America<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2,751+ miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">35,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">56,400<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">61%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h3><span id=\"Flights_across_the_Atlantic\">Flights across the Atlantic<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Thankfully, the much-higher rates are mostly limited to flights within North America. However, Aeroplan has effectively eliminated the cheapest awards across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>For example, United flights between Newark (EWR) and London Heathrow (LHR) used to cost 35,000 points in economy. Now, these awards are consistently priced at 40,000 points each way.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249069\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/573\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-249069 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-EWR-LHR-40k-Aeroplan-900x573.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Aeroplan award pricing from Newark to London showing 40,000 points in economy\" width=\"900\" height=\"573\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-EWR-LHR-40k-Aeroplan-900x573.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-EWR-LHR-40k-Aeroplan-750x477.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-EWR-LHR-40k-Aeroplan-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-EWR-LHR-40k-Aeroplan-1536x978.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-EWR-LHR-40k-Aeroplan.png 1582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Air Canada<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>And it seems that this isn't a one-off. Based on Aeroplan's newly released median award pricing, award flights up to 4,000 miles in length are reliably pricing at 40k points instead of 35k points.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that the other tiers of the award chart are generally still pricing at the former award chart levels:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1216\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1216 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Zone<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Distance<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Former Award<br \/>\nChart Rate<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Recent Median<br \/>\nAward Price<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">% Increase<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">North America - Atlantic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Up to 4,000 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">35,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">40,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">North America - Atlantic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4,001 - 6,000 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">40,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">40,100 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">~0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">North America - Atlantic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">6,001 - 8,000 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">55,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">55,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">North America - Atlantic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8,001+ miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">70,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">70,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>Keep in mind that this higher pricing only applies to select partners &#8212; most notably United, Etihad, Emirates, and flydubai. If you fly another Aeroplan partner, you'll still pay the lower award chart price:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249076\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/420\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-249076 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JFK-FRA-Aeroplan-35k-pricing-900x420.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Aeroplan award pricing from New York to Frankfurt on Lufthansa and Singapore\" width=\"900\" height=\"420\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JFK-FRA-Aeroplan-35k-pricing-900x420.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JFK-FRA-Aeroplan-35k-pricing-750x350.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JFK-FRA-Aeroplan-35k-pricing-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JFK-FRA-Aeroplan-35k-pricing-1536x716.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JFK-FRA-Aeroplan-35k-pricing.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Air Canada<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h3><span id=\"Flights_across_the_Pacific\">Flights across the Pacific<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Like awards across the Atlantic, the worst increases on routes across the Pacific are on shorter routes. The new median pricing shows that Aeroplan has sharply increased trans-Pacific awards up to 5,000 miles in distance. However, it's worth noting that these routes consist almost entirely of Air Canada-operated flights.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1217\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1217 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Zone<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Distance<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Former Award<br \/>\nChart Rate<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Recent Median<br \/>\nAward Price<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">% Increase<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">North America - Pacific<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Up to 5,000 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">35,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">50,700 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">North America - Pacific<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5,001 - 7,500 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">50,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">55,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">North America - Pacific<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7,501 - 11,000 miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">60,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">60,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">North America - Pacific<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11,001+ miles<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">75,000 points<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">74,100 points<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">(1%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>United awards have <em>only<\/em> increased by about 10% &#8212; such as on the route from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tokyo Narita (NRT). This route used to cost 50,000 points one-way:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195347\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/113\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-195347 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LAX-to-NRT-1024x129.png\" alt=\"A screen shot shows a booking option from LAX to Tokyo on United Polaris via Aeroplan\" width=\"900\" height=\"113\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LAX-to-NRT-1024x129.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LAX-to-NRT-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LAX-to-NRT-768x96.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/LAX-to-NRT.png 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of former Air Canada award pricing on United from Los Angeles to Tokyo<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>Now this route prices reliably at 55,000 points each way:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249086\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/262\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-249086 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-LAX-NRT-55k-Aeroplan-900x262.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of former Air Canada award pricing on United from Los Angeles to Tokyo\" width=\"900\" height=\"262\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-LAX-NRT-55k-Aeroplan-900x262.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-LAX-NRT-55k-Aeroplan-750x218.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-LAX-NRT-55k-Aeroplan-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-LAX-NRT-55k-Aeroplan-1536x447.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-LAX-NRT-55k-Aeroplan.png 1603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Air Canada<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"What_About_Business_Class_Awards\">What About Business Class Awards?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this post, we've focused solely on economy awards, and that's because we've seen very little United business class award availability bookable through Aeroplan.<\/p>\n<p>If you're hopeful to book United business class awards through Aeroplan, make sure you're using an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/award-flight-search-tools\/\" rel=\"noopener\">award search tool<\/a> such as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/travel\/seats-aero-guide\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Seats.aero<\/a> to uncover the few options there are.<\/p>\n<p>As of publishing, Seats.aero is showing zero United business class awards across the Pacific bookable through Aeroplan &#8212; and only about a dozen United business class awards to Europe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249079\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/565\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-249079 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SeatsAero-Aeroplan-United-business-class-transatlantic-900x565.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of SeatsAero Aeroplan award availability search for United business class awards\" width=\"900\" height=\"565\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SeatsAero-Aeroplan-United-business-class-transatlantic-900x565.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SeatsAero-Aeroplan-United-business-class-transatlantic-750x470.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SeatsAero-Aeroplan-United-business-class-transatlantic-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SeatsAero-Aeroplan-United-business-class-transatlantic-1536x964.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SeatsAero-Aeroplan-United-business-class-transatlantic.png 1610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Seats.aero<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>And in case you're wondering about that 70,000-point option. It turns out that's on Lufthansa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249080\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/498\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-249080 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aeroplan-ORD-FRA-business-class-900x498.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Aeroplan award pricing from Chicago to Frankfurt on Lufthansa and United\" width=\"900\" height=\"498\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aeroplan-ORD-FRA-business-class-900x498.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aeroplan-ORD-FRA-business-class-750x415.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aeroplan-ORD-FRA-business-class-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aeroplan-ORD-FRA-business-class-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Aeroplan-ORD-FRA-business-class.png 1602w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Air Canada<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>Because of the limited options for booking United business class awards using Aeroplan points, the median award prices shared this week are likely almost entirely Air Canada-operated flights.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When airlines adopt dynamic award pricing, it generally means higher-priced awards. Sure, the cheapest awards might get a lot more appealing &#8212; like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/virgin-atlantic-flying-club\/dynamic-award-pricing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">when Virgin Flying Club adopted dynamic award pricing<\/a>. However, the average award almost always increases.<\/p>\n<p>That's what we expected when Air Canada Aeroplan announced it was adopting dynamic award pricing on United. But Aeroplan didn't actually implement dynamic award pricing for United awards. Instead, Aeroplan essentially implemented a new, unpublished, more-expensive award chart for United awards.<\/p>\n<p>Short hops on United that used to cost 6k now cost 10k. Awards that cost 10k now cost 15k. Short flights to Europe that used to cost 35k now cost 40k. And flights across the Pacific went from 50k to 55k. These increases of only around 5k points might not seem bad, but they effectively eliminated any advantage of booking United awards via Aeroplan.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that, I guess we can hope that Aeroplan will actually implement dynamic award pricing on United one day. Then we might be able to score a deal on United awards once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aeroplan adopted &#8220;dynamic pricing&#8221; for select partners (including United) in March 2025. This week, Aeroplan released new data showing just how much awards have increased. 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