Air Canada is the nation’s largest domestic and international airline, with hubs at Toronto Pearson, Montreal-Trudeau and Vancouver International airports. Air Canada flies a young and modern fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft to an extensive network of more than 220 destinations.
Spend Skywards Miles
Spend Skywards Miles on Air Canada domestic and international flights starting at 8,000 Miles.
To book a flight using Skywards Miles with Air Canada, click on Spend now(Opens page in the same tab). In the slider, select "Classic Reward" and then choose "Partner" from the dropdown menu. You will then be able to check the availability of flights and use your Skywards Miles to complete your booking.
Earn Skywards Miles
Book with Air Canada and quote your Emirates Skywards membership number to earn Skywards Miles up to 1.5 Miles per mile flown. The number of Skywards Miles you’ll earn depends on your class of travel, fare type and distance flown.
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Tier Benefits
Skywards Gold and Platinum members (+1 guest) travelling in Economy Class can access selected lounges in Dubai, Toronto or Montreal when departing or connecting to an Air Canada operated flight between Dubai and Canada.
Earning Miles
Accrual levels for Skywards members travelling on flights marketed and operated by Air Canada (within Canada)
*S, T, L, K, G, F, R, I, X, N are ineligibleFare Type Booking Class Skywards Miles Business J, C 150% Business D, Z, P 125% Premium Economy O, E, A 100% Economy Y, B, M, U, H 70% Economy Q, V, W 50% Accrual levels for Skywards members travelling on flights marketed and operated by Air Canada (Including flights between Canada and USA)
*G, F, R, I, X, N are ineligibleFare Type Booking Class Skywards Miles Business J, C 150% Business D, Z, P 125% Premium Economy O, E, A 100% Economy Y, B, M, U, H 70% Economy Q, V, W, S, T, L 50% Economy K 15% Accrual levels for Skywards members travelling on flights marketed by Emirates and operated by Air Canada
*F, A, Z, D, P, N, K, G, Q, L, T, V, S are ineligibleFare Type Booking Class Skywards Miles Business Flex Plus J, C 150% Business Flex I 125% Business Saver O 125% Business Special H 125% Premium Economy W, E 100% Economy Flex Plus Y, X, R 70% Economy Flex B, M 70% Economy Flex U 50% To claim missing Skywards Miles for flights completed within the last six months, provide your flight details using Live Chat(Opens page in the same tab).
Miles can only be earned on Air Canada operated flights and are not valid on other airlines’ codeshare flights.
Spend Skywards Miles
The table below displays the number of Miles you need for a one-way reward flight. You’ll need twice the number of Miles for a return reward flight.
Zone One way distance (miles) Economy Class Business Class 1 0-250 8,000 17,500 2 251-500 8,000 25,000 3 501-1000 12,000 35,000 4 1001-2000 18,000 50,000 5 2001-3000 22,000 65,000 6 3001-4000 26,000 77,500 7 4001-5000 32,000 92,500 8 5001-6000 38,000 105,000 9 6001-7000 44,000 125,000 10 7001-15000 54,000 145,000 - Reward tickets are subject to availability.
- Rewards are only valid on Air Canada operated flights with the flight code AC.
- Skywards Miles needed as stated are for direct flights only. Where no direct service is operated, two or more rewards may be required.
- Reward flights can be booked for both one way and round trip travel.
- Reward ticket coupons cannot be used out of sequence.
- All flights must be confirmed at the time of Skywards Miles redemption. Waitlists are not permitted.
- Reward tickets are valid for 12 months from the original date of issue, with a maximum stay of three months.
- Reward values are exclusive of taxes, fuel surcharge and other charges. These need to be paid separately.
- Children and infants occupying a seat and travelling on reward tickets will need to redeem the same number of Skywards Miles as that of an adult member. Infant rewards are not permitted.
- Other restrictions apply.
- Earning and spending Miles are subject to Emirates Skywards Programme Rules.