Originally Posted by
ricktoronto
Which is true as long as it doesn't land in the USA first.
Still, it looks like, from the other anecdote, they charge din US roughly the CAD equivalent so it's roughly even or did for him/her. I'd think a flight that boarded in Arizona could be interpreted as initiated in the USA, and someone else could say buying it in Winnipeg initiated it there. I solve this dilemma by a) flying only Plus if I fly WS and b) not checking luggage if I absolutely don't have to. Other than that, it seems not unreasonable that it's $X US in the US, so that's what they charge, so she should pay up.
I bet WS thinks the fee is something they can charge in notional currency (at least in the US) so they can get more dough and God knows they need more. Have not seen them charge 60 colones in San Jose which would be 10 cents US so it can't be just any notional currency. Do they charge 60 Sterling in the UK?
They don't charge 60 pesos out of Mexico.
Their website (https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-info/fares/service-fees) states that generally fees are charged in the currency of the reservation. So if the return flight is booked in Canada the fees should be charged in CAD or USD equivalence.
Last edited by calgaryhhr; Dec 13, 2018 at 9:42 pm