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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 10:38 am
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Originally Posted by Shareholder
Once more you are charging AC with fraud and in effect theft. Can you please provide evidence that the Fuel Surcharges are indeed kept by AC and not passed along to the respective carrier(s) as is the case with revenue tickets...as well as explain if this is AC's doing, why it is only applied to certain carriers which themselves levy the fuel surcharge on award tickets drawn on their own FF programs?
FRAUD: In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain ... (Wikipedia)

FRAUD: a) deceit, trickery; specifically : intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right; b) an act of deceiving or misrepresenting (Miriam Webster)

How is it not deception/perversion of the truth to charge a fuel surcharge which exceeds the per-seat fuel cost?

Take Air Canada's #1 overseas route: YYZ-LHR-YYZ
YYZ-LHR-YYZ: 7112 miles
AC's 2012 Q2 fuel costs, per seat mile: $0.057
hence, per seat fuel cost for YYZ-LHR-YYZ: $405.38
Fuel Scamcharge as charged by Air Canada: $412


Also, check the wording on Aeroplan's website "Fuel Surcharges are passed to the ticketing carrier" which is Air Canada (note how they don't say operating carrier)
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