Originally Posted by
callum9999
No, no, no, no, no. Canada needs competition, which is not present due to the small population. It really IS that simple. Stop comparing it to Europe. The population density of Europe is 112 people per square kilometre. In Canada it's 3.4.
You cannot scale down a huge aviation market like Europe and claim that it could work in Canada on a smaller scale. It just can't.
Can there be new entrants to the Canadian market? Yes. Can fares drop a bit? Yes. Can fares drop to the level seen in Europe? NO. I'd love to see your evidence that the numerous LCC failures in Canada is because Canadians "view them as charters" and don't believe you can fly that cheaply!
You highlight my point about mentality of strong belief in reasons not valid. Nothing to do with small population, I'm afraid you fail to see fares can drop exactly like in Europe, if there are too many people for you in Europe, see Iceland, or Norway, or so many other examples. And I do not think the greater Toronto area 5 million (like the whole of Norway) or Vancouver area 2.3 million is a few people which may wish to fly between those 2 locations or to other Canadian destinations for $100. The argument of "low" population or density is not a valid one, it is only one used to validate a continuation of the monopolists.