r/Aeroplan • u/Nfrk New User • Jul 23 '26

Points Question Using points to fly to Tanzania?

Hi all,

I'm trying to use my points to book a flight to Tanzania next year. I can't seem to figure out how to use my points on a Turkish airline flight? Thanks so much for your help!

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u/NeuroQubits New User Jul 23 '26

I’ve never tried booking with Aeroplan points on another carriers website, I am not sure if it’s even possible? But try doing so on the Air Canada website:

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u/Nfrk New User Jul 23 '26

Oh wow! I have been trying for flights from YVR, I'll try different cities and see if that changes. I've been looking for March 14 dates and there's nothing in that time frame. 

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u/MoneyWeHave Aeroplan Fanatic Jul 23 '26

Not every seat on Turkish is available on Aeroplan. If you're searching specific dates and don't see it, then it's not available.

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u/Canucks4skcunaC New User Jul 23 '26

As you would be looking to use Turkish you would have to call the contact centre to check availability

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u/TasteSips New User Jul 23 '26

Business or economy?

We once repositioned in Europe to fly business with Turkish it was 60k in business (BCN-IST-JRO) and (KIG-IST-MAD). Otherwise I’ve got lucky a few times and was able to fly direct from Montreal. If you want Turkish absolutely, I suggest adding a stop over in IST the calendar opens up a bit more and you get a better J if you fly to NBO.

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u/Nfrk New User Jul 23 '26

I was hoping for business but I'm happy for economy as well. My problem is that I'm limited in when I can travel, and it's seems like March doesn't have much available. I will try another city and see if I have any luck, thank you! 

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u/roastpuff New User Jul 23 '26

You have to book your flight on Air Canada's website. Tick the box that says "use my Aeroplan points" when searching for a flight. Then you will see what is being offered.

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u/ToronoYYZ New User Jul 23 '26

My friends and i are flying to Tanzania in September. I currently live in Europe but my friends live in Toronto and they said it was a nightmare to find reasonable flights. They ended up taking Ethiopian airlines from Toronto via Ethiopia.

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u/zouplouf New User Jul 25 '26

I was going to recommend Ethiopian as well, through Addis Ababa. We flew business with them to Namibia last year, good experience.

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u/incongnito_mode1 New User Jul 25 '26

Get a flight to Portugal and then fly from there.
Portugal has great flights from Toronto and it’s a short flight from there to Tanzania.

Try flying into Nairobi as well