Air Canada Announces 2008 Top Tier Privileges and 2009 Qualification Levels

MONTREAL, Dec. 11 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today announced the 2008 Top Tier Privilege Program available to its most loyal frequent flyer customers. Members who achieve Top Tier status – Air Canada Super Elite, Elite or Prestige – receive a set of privileges, along with additional choices of
Select Privileges from which they may customize their Top Tier package.

“Our goal is to offer our most loyal and dedicated customers one of the
most generous and meaningful recognition programs in the airline industry,”
said Charles McKee, Vice President, Marketing, Air Canada. “Air Canada and
Aeroplan work as a team to ensure customers’ needs are met through a wide
range of innovative rewards. As with our total product offering, we strive to
give customers relevant choice and value.”

Email notification on the achievement of Top Tier status has begun and
will continue into early 2008.
Top Tier Privileges are listed below. For full program details and
descriptions of all privileges, please visit the “Air Canada Top Tier” section
at aeroplan.com.

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Tier Privileges
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Air Canada Air Canada Super Elite Priority Contacts, Air Canada
Super Elite Concierge Service, Guaranteed Reservation for full fare
tickets, Special access to Aeroplan Reward seats,
Complimentary Maple Leaf Lounge Access, Personalized Air
Canada Super Elite Luggage Tags, Personalized Air Canada
Super Elite Card, Priority Reservation Waitlist, Preferred
Seat Selection, Priority Airport Check-In, Priority
Airport Standby, Air Canada essential Duty Free Coupon,
Extra Checked Bag Allowance, Priority Boarding, Priority
Baggage Handling, Star Alliance Gold Benefits, Threshold
Bonuses, Threshold Gift Program, Air Canada and Aeroplan
Partner Offers
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Air Canada Air Canada Elite Priority Contacts, Special access to
Elite Aeroplan Reward seats, Complimentary Maple Leaf Lounge
Access, Personalized Air Canada Elite Luggage Tags,
Personalized Air Canada Elite Card, Priority Reservation
Waitlist, Preferred Seat Selection, Priority Airport
Check-In, Priority Airport Standby, Air Canada essential
Duty Free Coupon, Extra Checked Bag Allowance, Priority
Boarding, Priority Baggage Handling, Star Alliance Gold
Benefits, Threshold Bonuses, Air Canada and Aeroplan
Partner Offers, Early 2009 Air Canada Super Elite
Recognition
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Air Canada Air Canada Prestige Priority Contacts, Personalized Air
Prestige Canada Prestige Card, Priority Reservation Waitlist,
Preferred Seat Selection, Priority Airport Check-In,
Priority Airport Standby, Air Canada essential Duty Free
Coupon, Star Alliance Silver Benefits, Threshold Bonuses,
Maple Leaf Club offer, Air Canada and Aeroplan partner
offers, Early 2009 Air Canada Elite Recognition
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Select Privileges from which Top Tier members may choose in addition to
the privileges listed above include:

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Tier Select Select Select
Privileges 1 Privileges 2 Privileges 3
Flight Passes
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Air Canada Select 2 of the Select 2 of the Select 1 of the
Super Elite following 4: following 3: following 2:
– 2 Special System – 2 System Wide – 2 Special System
Wide Upgrade Upgrade Wide Upgrade
Certificates Certificates Certificates for
– 4 System Wide – 6 North America eligible Flight
Upgrade Upgrade Pass activities
Certificates Certificates – 2,500 Air Canada
– Bonus Aeroplan – 6 Maple Leaf Status Mile
Miles on select Lounge / bonus for
flights in 2008 Arrivals Lounge eligible Flight
– 5,000 Air Canada One-Time Guest Pass activities
Status Mile Passes
bonus
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Air Canada Select 2 of the Select 2 of the Select 1 of the
Elite following 4: following 3: following 2:
– 2 Special System – 2 System Wide – 2 System Wide
Wide Upgrade Upgrade Upgrade
Certificates Certificates Certificates
– 4 System Wide – 4 North America for eligible
Upgrade Upgrade Flight Pass
Certificates Certificates activities
– Bonus Aeroplan – 4 Maple Leaf – 1,250 Air Canada
Miles on select Lounge / Status Mile
flights in 2008 Arrivals Lounge bonus for
– 2,500 Air Canada One-Time Guest eligible Flight
Status Mile bonus Passes Pass activities
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Tier Select Privileges 1 Select Privileges 2
Flight Passes
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Air Canada Select 3 of the Select 1 of the
Prestige following 5: following 2:
– 2 System Wide Upgrade – 2 North America Upgrade
Certificates Certificates for eligible
– 4 North America Upgrade Flight Pass activities
Certificates – 750 Air Canada Status Mile
– Bonus Aeroplan Miles on bonus for eligible Flight
select flights in 2008 Pass activities
– 3 Maple Leaf Lounge /
Arrivals Lounge One-Time
Guest Passes
– 1,500 Air Canada Status
Mile bonus
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2009 Qualification Levels
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Members qualify for Air Canada Super Elite, Elite or Prestige status by
earning Air Canada Status Miles and Air Canada Status Flight Segments on
eligible Air Canada and Star Alliance member flights. Status Miles and Status
Flight Segments earned in 2008 count towards Air Canada Top Tier privileges
for 2009.
The qualification levels – for 2009 Air Canada Top Tier status – are as
follows:

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Tier Air Canada Status Miles Air Canada Status Flight
Segments
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Super Elite 100,000 95
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Elite 35,000 50
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Prestige 25,000 25
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About Air Canada

Montreal-based Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air
transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 170 destinations on five
continents. Canada’s flag carrier is the 14th largest commercial airline in
the world and serves 32 million customers annually with a fleet consisting of
335 aircraft. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, providing the
world’s most comprehensive air transportation network. In 2007, Air Canada was
ranked in 2007 as the “Best Airline in North America” for the second time in
three years in an independent passenger survey of 14 million air travelers
conducted by Skytrax. In addition, Air Canada was recently voted ‘Best Airline
in North America’ and ‘Best Airline in Canada’ by the readers of Global
Traveler magazine, and ‘Best Business Class to Canada’ by the readers of
Business Traveler magazine.

About Aeroplan

Aeroplan is Canada’s premier loyalty marketing company, dedicated to
developing and executing programs designed to engage the loyalty of its
prestigious membership.
Aeroplan’s millions of members earn Aeroplan Miles with its network of
more than 70 world-class partners, representing more than 150 brands in the
financial, retail, and travel sectors. Miles earned may be redeemed for
Aeroplan’s industry-leading ClassicFlight Rewards, innovative ClassicPlus
Flight Rewards, and global Star Alliance Flight Rewards, offering travel to
more than 850 destinations worldwide. In 2006 alone, more than 1.4 million
round-trip flight rewards were issued. Aeroplan’s roster of non-flight rewards
includes more than 400 exciting specialty, merchandise, and experiential
rewards, as well as hotel and car rental rewards. Members are encouraged to
stay engaged with Aeroplan and avoid mileage expiration due to inactivity by
earning or redeeming Aeroplan Miles at least once in any consecutive
twelve-month period.
For more information about Aeroplan, please visit www.aeroplan.com

December 12, 2007   Posted in: Airlines & Railways