AC Response to WestJet Pilot Strike Action
May 11, 2018, 7:49 am
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Bet AC's prices won't drop.
May 11, 2018, 9:02 am
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Could this mean we see mainline (or Rouge) widebodies subbing smaller aircraft on sun routes to accommodate Westjet passengers?
I would welcome my 5+ hr flight in a Rouge A319 to be upgraded to a pod as there is a WS 737 on the same route around the same time.
I would welcome my 5+ hr flight in a Rouge A319 to be upgraded to a pod as there is a WS 737 on the same route around the same time.
May 11, 2018, 9:08 am
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May 11, 2018, 9:47 am
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How much extra capacity does AC really have available heading into the busy summer season? Does anyone know what kind of capacity they're talking about?
May 11, 2018, 12:36 pm
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May 11, 2018, 1:28 pm
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From the middle of May there's a steady increase in capacity to the July and August peak.
Is AC really adding capacity or did they just put out a press release to try and make themselves look good?
The real question is what will AC's response be to the end of labour dispute seat sale that WS will have.
May 11, 2018, 3:57 pm
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The non FFs who are motivated by seat sales to buy their one ticket to FOTSG will be caught by the next regularly scheduled sale by AC.
May 11, 2018, 4:42 pm
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Except, in the Adam Smith invisible hand model, cost of entry is zero, and in the end, no one makes a profit, and every business goes bankrupt. Which of course is precisely what is needed in order to benefit the consumer.
As to prices, they are naturally determined by the market (which is real because cost of entry is zero), not administered by one side of the transaction (i.e. the airlines). Which happens if you have an oligopoly.
As to prices, they are naturally determined by the market (which is real because cost of entry is zero), not administered by one side of the transaction (i.e. the airlines). Which happens if you have an oligopoly.
May 15, 2018, 1:57 pm
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https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ai...175321736.html
Air Canada gives WestJet a taste of its own medicine
With the threat of a pilot strike looming at WestJet, competitor Air Canada is playing hardball — using the same tactics once employed against them by the Calgary-based airline.
Air Canada, by far the largest airline in this country, has offered to assist passengers adversely affected by the potential strike by adding increased capacity on key routes within Canada.
“Travellers who may be concerned about the uncertainty resulting from WestJet’s strike vote mandate can book Air Canada with confidence,” wrote the Montreal-based airline in a release.
Air Canada gives WestJet a taste of its own medicine
With the threat of a pilot strike looming at WestJet, competitor Air Canada is playing hardball — using the same tactics once employed against them by the Calgary-based airline.
Air Canada, by far the largest airline in this country, has offered to assist passengers adversely affected by the potential strike by adding increased capacity on key routes within Canada.
“Travellers who may be concerned about the uncertainty resulting from WestJet’s strike vote mandate can book Air Canada with confidence,” wrote the Montreal-based airline in a release.
May 15, 2018, 4:31 pm
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No reason they shouldn't play the same game. It's business.
May 16, 2018, 1:00 am
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Anyone see an increase in capacity on AC out of western Canadian cities yet? I would expect places like Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Regina would be hit the hardest from a strike or even a threat of a strike as passengers shift to buying AC over WS.
May 16, 2018, 1:15 am
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The E90's will be gone soon, still not reflecting their disappearance on the YQR/YXE schedules yet. YQR/YXE is, IMHO, a prime candidate for domestic Rouging.
May 16, 2018, 1:34 am
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Does AC release an updated/addendum timetable?