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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 9:18 pm
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Originally Posted by 24left
Anyone want to guess what percent of total Tango and Flex fliers change their tickets in the first place?

Along with more loose change in AC's bucket from these fees, it may also be an indirect way to get a few pax to see that the Tango ticket, plus bag fees plus BoB, plus change fees might add up to more than they planned to spend and so buy a different ticket where these fees are lower or included.

Just guessing of course.

AC still hasn't found a way to deal with those Tango ticket purchasers who refuse to pay for seats and then cause mild mayhem when seating isn't optimal.

Anyway, it's always a slow news day at the CBC until they find time to make up some newsy-news.
Air Canada surreptitiously and retroactively increasing fees by 33%, and then imposing them on people who were told the change fee would be less than what they are being charged?

Seems newsworthy to me.

Originally Posted by agjil
$50 -> $75 for tango tickets: 50% increase
$75 -> 100 for flex tickets: 33% increase

While $25 on its own may not appear as a large amount, those percentage numbers are big.
You can't defend a 50% price increase.
You can if you're an airline lackey.

Originally Posted by superangrypenguin
Last I checked WS and AC were hurting.
But the last you said...

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