YEG USER

I’ve done a few comparisons of pricing WJ vs AC. I picked an outbound and return date a little over a month away (to ensure availability) with outbound on weekday and return on weekend. The dates I chose were October 22 and October 25. I chose 3 different routes YEG-YYC, YEG-YVR and YEG-YYZ. The results below are for the cheapest fares available for the various flight options.

YEG-YYC:

Outbound – AC and WJ both had almost all $75 seats with a few $95 seats.

Return – AC and WJ had all seats for $85.


YEG-YVR

WJ – Almost all seats were $125 with 2 options for $119
AC – All seats were $125

WJ – Equal mix of $119 and $145 seats
AC – Some $129 with mostly $145 seats


YEG-YYZ

WJ – Mix of $139, $159, $169, and $199 seats (most were $199)
AC – Mix of $94, $159, $199, $239 and one $384 seat (most were $199)

WJ – Mix of $149, $159, $169, and $219 seats
AC – Mix of $104, $159, and $229 seats


Overall, it looked as if the cheapest fares for each airline were fairly equal. The majority of the fares were identical, with a few exceptions for the highest/lowest charged by each airline. Judging by the above, it appears that while WJ claims that they no longer have a surcharge, they actually increased their base fare by approximately the same amount as the surcharges they eliminated.