Originally Posted by
respectable_man
....The shame is not so much in the fees as to how they are hidden.
Many AP members collect points hoping to get a free (or near free) ticket, not a discount on a regular ticket, yet IMO nothing will change because Canadians as a group fail to apply sufficient pressure on AP or their sponsors. For all their high-pitched cries of scandal, too many continue to choose the CCs or other instruments that will get then AP (as the CBC article makes clear)......
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EXACTLY.
Nothing will change for a number of reasons, not the least of which is Canadians are generally not aggressive in their whining to force change. When various interest groups think they are overcharged for a service, for e.g., they appeal to their local politicians or the government in charge of such sundry items. Then maybe some legislation passes and a small change takes place, but more whining continues because the enacted legislation does not always have a better result.
There is a huge difference between I, the individual, who can make a difference and the Canadian Group Benefit mentality. Neither is perfect, but don't expect the same result.
(I have 2 excellent examples that have nothing to do with AC/AP, but might be conversation for another time, or the Forum Lounge Thread).