Originally Posted by
Altaflyer
It's in a way sad that everyone sinks to the bottom with these changes. It doesn't impact me as I almost never buy basic and can still check a bag as a status member and even bring the 2 pcs of carryon. I wish travel were more civilized. The one benefit for those with status and non-basic fare buyers will be way more bin space. Westjet's bins are sometimes almost empty!
Hasn't AC's basic offering been off-market in allowing people to bring a full-sized carry-on? I thought a key feature of all the other airlines' basic fares was the fact that you only got a personal item. I'm not sure it's sinking to the bottom so much as finally aligning the product to what the market expects of it.