WestJet international checked bag changes?
Feb 3, 2016, 5:22 am
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WestJet international checked bag changes?
WestJet has dropped the baggage fee for first bag on economy tickets for flights going outside of Canada and the US. Going by AC's website they are still charging.
Will AC match them?
http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/trav...hecked-baggage
http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelin...e/checked.html
Will AC match them?
http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/trav...hecked-baggage
http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelin...e/checked.html
Feb 3, 2016, 6:05 am
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OP possibly saw the Westjet Vacations table. (WSV outside USA, of course).
Reminds me .... What was the baggage fee Westjet implemented a few months ago? Where AC did not follow suit right away. Did AC ever match? Was it TATL?
Reminds me .... What was the baggage fee Westjet implemented a few months ago? Where AC did not follow suit right away. Did AC ever match? Was it TATL?
Feb 3, 2016, 6:34 am
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Chris if you read the fine print (#7) it says no fee outside Canada and the US.
I found out about this from friends who just flew back from Barbados. They said dropping the fee is probably not to be nice or to compensate for unnecessary fuel surcharges but because the check in counter was not equipped to deal with customers paying for bags. No CC machine no change etc. total fiasco and delayed the plane by 30 minutes.
I found out about this from friends who just flew back from Barbados. They said dropping the fee is probably not to be nice or to compensate for unnecessary fuel surcharges but because the check in counter was not equipped to deal with customers paying for bags. No CC machine no change etc. total fiasco and delayed the plane by 30 minutes.
Feb 3, 2016, 6:34 am
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Fee for first bag on intl on economy fares.
Feb 3, 2016, 6:51 am
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Feb 3, 2016, 8:23 am
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Feb 3, 2016, 10:10 am
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Feb 3, 2016, 11:36 am
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The bottom line is that Q1 2016 is going to look like Q4 2015, but the booking curve for Q2 and beyond into Europe, US point-of-sale, reverse cross-border travel and other factors with the exception of Alberta are all looking very good. Once traffic has been balanced away from Alberta over the next few months, Q2 -Q4 are forecast to be growth quarters. Unfortunately the majority of good news doesn't make a good media story, the small amount of bad news is always the headline maker.
Feb 3, 2016, 12:37 pm
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Getting back to the subject of this thread.... I am being told that people are flying in and out of Barbados without paying baggage fees even if they bought their tickets after Nov. 3 and travelled after Jan 5.
I originally posted this in the Air Canada forum but they didn't like it there and moved in here. I wanted to know what if the AC supporters thought AC would follow.
I originally posted this in the Air Canada forum but they didn't like it there and moved in here. I wanted to know what if the AC supporters thought AC would follow.
Feb 3, 2016, 1:13 pm
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Getting back to the subject of this thread.... I am being told that people are flying in and out of Barbados without paying baggage fees even if they bought their tickets after Nov. 3 and travelled after Jan 5.
I originally posted this in the Air Canada forum but they didn't like it there and moved in here. I wanted to know what if the AC supporters thought AC would follow.
I originally posted this in the Air Canada forum but they didn't like it there and moved in here. I wanted to know what if the AC supporters thought AC would follow.
Did your friends book through WestJet Vacations?
Air Canada also offers the free bag when booking a package through AC Vacations.
Feb 3, 2016, 2:15 pm
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For Econo tickets the following exceptions waive the fee for 1st checked bag:
- WestJet Vacations for travel outside of Canada/U.S.
- WestJet RBC® World Elite MasterCard primary cardholders
- WestJet Rewards Silver members
- WestJet Rewards Gold members
(Note: The fee will be waived for eligible WestJet Rewards member and up to eight companions travelling on the same reservation (excludes WestJet groups and WestJet Vacations group bookings); the eligible member's WestJet Rewards ID must be on the reservation at the time of check in.)
http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/trav...hecked-baggage
- WestJet Vacations for travel outside of Canada/U.S.
- WestJet RBC® World Elite MasterCard primary cardholders
- WestJet Rewards Silver members
- WestJet Rewards Gold members
(Note: The fee will be waived for eligible WestJet Rewards member and up to eight companions travelling on the same reservation (excludes WestJet groups and WestJet Vacations group bookings); the eligible member's WestJet Rewards ID must be on the reservation at the time of check in.)
http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/trav...hecked-baggage