Originally Posted by
gglave
>when in Australia you can get a hot meal
>on an hour long hop, irrespective of Economy booking class.
What's the revenue per pax per mile on that flight for the airline in Australia vs. Canada? (Not including, fees, taxes blah blah blah) Is it a fair apples-to-applies comparison, or do Aussies pay more to the carrier to fly from point A to point B?
I flew Virgin Blue from Perth to Melbourne, a 5 hour flight, with no hot meal available for purchase. This may be an isolated incident. Of course, meal is not free on all Virgin Blue flights. You even have to pay for the bottle water but it is cheaper in the plane than at the airport.
Last month, I flew a day time flight Melbourne to Sydney (1.5 hours) by Virgin Blue on an AUD$92 ticket. Out of this, the air fare is only $45 (about CAD$41). You cannot find anything cheaper than that in Canada. For comparison, current AC low season seat sale fare in Canada, YUL-YYZ cheapest is CAD$69, YVR-YYC is CAD$78, YVR-YEG is CAD$90. Don't forget, March was high season in Oz.
Is Westjet and Air Canada ripping us off?