Transfer pair

Amex to Air Canada Aeroplan

Transfer time and what has gone wrong for people moving Amex Membership Rewards to Air Canada Aeroplan in the last year.

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Transfer time

PublishedUsually instantlow

Published times

Nov 2025Frequent Miler · Instant
Oct 2026Roame · Instant
Oct 2026AwardWallet · Immediate

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Reports on Crosscheck, last 12 months

Under an hour: 01–24 hours: 0More than a day: 0Never arrived: 0

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From Reddit

Apr 2026Reddit · Points left Amex, then bounced back minutes later; Amex said Aeroplan was rejecting all Amex transfers, no fix date
Apr 2026Reddit · Instant once the April outage cleared (Apr 13)
Mar 2026Reddit · Amex-side glitch: points left Amex on Mar 1 and hadn't posted a week later. Transfers worked again by mid-April.
Mar 2026Reddit · Two transfers in ten days were instant
Mar 2026Reddit · A third, started in the evening, posted about 10 hours later
Oct 2025Reddit · Instant

Phantom seats

Partner awards high

Phantom partner space on Aeroplan was widely reported this year, including ANA, JAL and Copa. One poster had dates confirmed by an agent after a 2-hour hold and still couldn't book any of them.

Apr 2026Reddit · Aeroplan phantom bookings are out of control
Oct 2026Reddit · Copa via Aeroplan turned out phantom

Pattern: r/awardtravel and r/churning postsSomething wrong?

Taxes & fees

No fee surprises reported for this program in a year of threads. Still check the final total before you transfer.

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Account rules

Check for mixed cabinsAeroplan now hides the "mixed cabin" notice until you hover over each flight. Make sure every long leg is actually in business.Source · checked Oct 2026
First transfer to a new accountTransfers into a brand-new Aeroplan account have taken 1–4 days, apparently a fraud check; later transfers are usually instant. Open the account early and send a small amount first. One poster says adding profile details (like a traveler) sped it up.Source 1 · Source 2 · Source 3 · Source 4 · checked Oct 2026

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Everything about Air Canada Aeroplan · Other banks: Chase, Capital One, Bilt

Data as of Oct 2026. Rules change often; confirm with the program before you move points.