Originally Posted by
yvr76
It's only flights to/from Billy Bishop where there are free snacks/alcohol where AC needs to directly compete with Porter.
Ac competes with porter on the ny routes too. As well, westjet offers free booze on their ny flights with comp standby.
Point being: it may be an unpublished benefit, but it does create the tipping point when who to decide tofly with when u factor in the fare, IFE, service, AP miles etc compared to the low cost competition.
Raising the value instead of just lowering the price is often a win win for both the customer and seller.