How do I make a new flight reservation with Air Canada?

Start on Air Canada's official booking surface. Enter the exact departure and arrival airports, travel dates, trip type, passenger details and cabin or fare preference. Before paying, verify the seller, ticket issuer, operating airline, airport sequence, fare restrictions and final total shown for that exact itinerary. For Air Canada specifically: Air Canada's search requires itinerary and passenger inputs and distinguishes cash from points; a promotion code is a separate optional branch.

What this answer depends on

  • A recently displayed fare may no longer be available at booking and cannot be reused as a static current price.

Important exceptions

  • A Flight Pass, stopover itinerary or package is not the same product as a normal flight-only booking.
  • A partner-operated segment can use the operating carrier's rules even when the itinerary was found on Air Canada.

What to do next

  1. Choose the correct search

    Use the official flight-only search unless the trip is a Flight Pass, stopover or another separately defined product.

  2. Set the payment path

    Choose cash or Aeroplan points before comparing the itinerary; do not assume the same availability or total.

  3. Inspect every segment

    Confirm the named airports, operating carrier and ticket issuer, especially on partner or codeshare travel.

  4. Read the selected fare

    Check the live baggage, seat, change, cancellation and refund conditions and the final total before payment.

More booking questions

Can I compare cash and Aeroplan points in the same Air Canada search?

Air Canada's booking path distinguishes cash from points. Choose the intended payment path first, then compare only the availability and total shown for that exact search.

What this depends on

  • Air Canada's search requires itinerary and passenger inputs and distinguishes cash from points; a promotion code is a separate optional branch.

Confirm before booking

  • The live cash or Aeroplan availability and final total for the exact itinerary.

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Is a Flight Pass or stopover the same as a flight-only booking?

No. Air Canada exposes flight-only, stopover and Flight Pass products as different booking contexts with different conditions, so use the path that matches the trip.

What this depends on

  • Flight-only, stopover and Flight Pass products and fare families have different conditions and must not be combined into one generic outcome.

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What should I check on an Air Canada partner itinerary?

Confirm the operating carrier and ticket issuer for each segment, then read the selected fare and carriage terms. An Air Canada search result does not make every segment subject to identical rules.

What this depends on

  • Fare attributes and carriage terms depend on destination market, fare and domestic/international scope.

Confirm before booking

  • The ticket issuer and operating carrier for every segment.
  • The selected fare family's current baggage, seat, change and refund terms.

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