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Dec 13, 2018, 3:29 pm

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Originally Posted by tcook052

However, airline passenger rights advocate Gabor Lukacs said GST aside, Augert wasn't treated fairly.

"The passenger was overcharged here," he said. "She was charged more than what WestJet's terms and conditions permit."

Lukacs pointed to WestJet's own document, which states "all fares and charges are stated in the currency from which the passenger will initiate travel."

WestJet acknowledged Augert's travel originated in Canada.

Lukacs pointed to WestJet's own document, which states "all fares and charges are stated in the currency from which the passenger will initiate travel.

But her trip was originating from the U.S. It is based on the ticket leg, not where it was purchased.
The GST is just a the Federal government money grad. They play with a different rule book, to collect more taxes.

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