December 4, 2024

Air Canada is making changes to Economy Basic and Economy comfort fares.

Basic fare baggage

Air Canada Economy Basic fare tickets purchased on or after January 3, 2025, will no longer include carry-on baggage. Customers will only be permitted to bring one (1) personal article when travelling:

• within Canada
• to and from the U.S. (including Hawaii and Puerto Rico)
• to and from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

Standard baggage fare rules apply.

Economy Basic customers connecting onwards to an international destination can continue to bring one (1) standard carry-on bag and one (1) personal item on board.

Aeroplan Elite Status Members, Star Alliance Gold, and Aeroplan Premium Credit Cardholder benefits continue to apply.

See our carry-on baggage policy for more information.

Basic fare seating

Starting January 21, 2025, the new Basic fare will still include complimentary seat assignment at check-in for customers who have not paid a fee to select their seats in advance.

All Basic customers who wish to change their seat from the one automatically assigned at check-in will be required to pay for that change.

For families or those requiring an assistant, Air Canada remains committed to seating these customers together as per its current policy, which also prioritizes seating travelling companions together.

To make a seat change, you can retrieve your booking online, via the Air Canada mobile app, or use one of the airport check-in kiosks.

Aeroplan Elite Status Members, Star Alliance Gold, and Aeroplan Premium Credit Cardholder benefits continue to apply.

Comfort fare changes

Starting January 3, 2025, Air Canada is increasing the checked baggage allowance for customers travelling worldwide on its Economy comfort fare. Under the new structure, comfort fare customers who purchase their tickets from January 3, 2025, onwards will be entitled to check two complimentary bags, where currently the fare permits only one checked bag.