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Dec 13, 2018 | 11:38 am

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Winnipegger surprised WS bag fees charged in CAD on trip to U.S. but USD on return

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...lars-1.4943434

A Winnipeg woman is crying foul over WestJet's baggage fees after being charged the same dollar amount — but in different currencies — on her way to, and back from, a U.S. golfing trip.

Michele Augert was returning to Winnipeg on Saturday with a group of six others from a week of golfing in Arizona.

On the way down, she paid $84 Cdn to check a bag and a set of golf clubs — $30 for the first bag, $50 for the second, plus $4 for GST. She expected the same on the return trip to Winnipeg — but got a surprise when she checked her credit card statement.

"Going back to Canada we were assessed the very same [$84] fees, but what came as a shock ... was that all of that was assessed in U.S. dollars," said Augert. "It translated to $115 Canadian."

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