Air Canada has put forward clear and transparent Air Canada cancellation and refund policy as they have set forth their other business policies thus abolishing all the possibilities of future discrepancies that could make its customers suffer. Air Canada flight cancellation and refund policy variable depends upon the fare rules and types of tickets one has previously booked. Voluntary cancellation, on the part of the traveller, of Air Canada may attract penalties to be deducted from the original fare, whereas, involuntary cancellation on the airlines part gives multiple choices to the passengers. As a ticket-provider of Air Canada, First Fly Travel always go by Air Canada cancellation policy followed by the Air Canada Refund policy issued by the Airline itself.
A Quick Guide Of Air Canada Cancellation And Refund Policy
As Per the Air Canada flight cancellation policy, you can cancel your reservation with great ease and submit your refund request for the same, no matter what platform you picked for booking Air Canada Flight Tickets.
Cancellation Policy
- You can claim for a full refund of your cancelled ticket if you cancel it keeping the norms of the Air Canada 24 hour cancellation policy.
- The benefits of Air Canada cancellation policy are available for refundable as well as non-refundable tickets.
- You can even cancel your tickets before 24 hours of the scheduled departure of your flight to get a full refund. Although, you cannot request or you will not be provided with a refund if you cancel your tickets 2 hours before the scheduled departure· The cost of all refundable tickets offered by Air Canada is slightly higher than the non-refundable ones.
Air Canada cancellation fee policy is no different as it will charge you US$200 to change your booking for a different date or for the cancellation. Air Canada cancellation fee is not applicable if you choose to cancel your tickets as per the Air Canada 24 hour cancellation policy.
- Air Canada cancellation fee can easily be circumvented if you decide to upgrade your economy class ticket to first or business class. In this case, you will require paying the difference fare amount only.
- If you cancel your tickets within 24 hours of the purchase, then no cancellation fee will be charged.
- If you are cancelling your tickets due to privation reasons, then the airline will not only support but waive off the US$200 fee along with providing you with relaxation to some extent.
- If you have the Air Canada cancellation insurance and the flights of Air Canada due weather cancellations, then all the cancellation charges will be waived off.
Steps to Cancel Your Air Canada Flight Booking:
- Browse through the official website of Air Canada at www.aircanada.com.
- When you are on our portal, you will now need to search of your specific flight cancellation
- Enter your name along with the confirmation number to begin the process
- Now, review all the details entered before submitting the same
- Once you complete this cancellation process, you can now submit your refund request as per your cancellation
- After this, you will get a confirmation message regarding the cancellation on your registered number or email ID.
Air Canada Flight Delay and Cancellation Compensation Policy:
Air Canada compensate their passengers for delays, cancellations and overbookings, by law. If the flight has been delayed for over 3 hours, passengers are eligible for compensation. This applies to both the EU and Canadian regulations.If your Air Canada flight departed from an EU airport, you will most likely receive €600 in compensation, since most flights will be over 3,500km. If the delay is between 3 and 4 hours only, you will get 50% of that amount, totalling €300.
In this case, you will be compensated based on how long the delay was for:-
- 3-6 hours = $400 CAD
- 6-9 hours = $700 CAD
- 9+ hours = $1000
