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Air Canada Aeroplan

Air Canada (AC) · north america · europe · asia

Sweet spots

Business

40,000

miles one-way

INDIA → EUROPE

DEL → FRA / VIE / ZRH on Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Turkish — sweetest spot for Indians post-June 2026

Business

90,000

miles one-way

INDIA → USA

DEL → JFK / ORD direct on Air India — still strong even after June 2026 chart update

Business

12,500

miles one-way

WITHIN INDIA

Air India domestic (DEL-BOM, BOM-MAA) — one of the cheapest business-class redemptions anywhere

The transfer sources below land you in Air Canada Aeroplan from India. Lower ratios are better — at 1:1, 100 source points become 100 miles.

Axis Primus (EDGE Miles)ultra premium
Invite-only card. Ratios unconfirmed — assumed 1:5 (0.2) for most partners per card tier pattern. Removed Marriott Bonvoy per Apr 2026 T&C. Group A: 3L EDGE Miles/yr. Group B: 12L.
1:5
card pts : miles
Axis Olympus (EDGE Miles)super premium
Official Axis Bank T&C (effective 2-Apr-2026). Most partners: 1 EDGE Mile = 4 miles (0.25). BA/Finnair/Vietnam: 1:2 (0.5). Orchid/Radisson: 1:1. Group A: 1.5L EDGE Miles/yr. Group B: 6L. Min transfer: 500 EDGE Miles.
1:4
card pts : miles
Axis Atlas (EDGE Miles)premium
Official Axis Bank T&C (effective 2-Apr-2026). Most partners: 1 EDGE Mile = 2 miles (0.5). BA/Finnair/Vietnam: 2:1 (2.0). Orchid/Radisson: 1:1. Group A: 30K EDGE Miles/yr cap. Group B: 120K. Min transfer: 500 EDGE Miles. Marriott Bonvoy removed from program Apr 2026.
1:2
card pts : miles
Axis Horizon (EDGE Rewards)mid
Official Axis Bank T&C (effective 2-Apr-2026). EDGE Miles card. Most partners: 1:1. BA/Finnair/Vietnam: 2:1 (2.0). Group A: 1L EDGE Miles/yr. Group B: 4L. Min transfer: 500 EDGE Miles.
1:1

Marriott Bonvoy
Official Bonvoy portal (Apr 2026). 3 Bonvoy = 1 mile. 5K bonus per 60K transferred (effective 2.4:1). United gets 10K bonus per 60K. NO bonus for American/Delta/LifeMiles. Asiana removed Apr 2026. Air India, Finnair, Korean SkyPass, SAS no longer listed as partners.
3:1
hotel pts : miles

Ratios from public transfer tables. Promo bonus periods (extra miles on transfer) aren't tracked here — check the source's portal for those.

Reachable via HDFC Infinia, Axis EDGE, SBI Miles, Kotak Air Miles, Amex India, Rove
No fuel surcharges on partner award tickets
Free stopovers on round trips
Strong Star Alliance partner availability on India-Europe routes

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