Navigation Insurance
Jun 9, 2019, 5:14 pm
#2
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That's mislabeled. AC charges $300 premium for J on TCON routes (in this case, +$15 in GST), so that's why the reference to lie-flat seats. The bit about navigation insurance is likely a relic or something lone gone that they forgot to clean up.
Jun 9, 2019, 5:46 pm
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Just on the lie flat equipment it looks like? (Not there on other non lie flat flights that day)
Any idea why they include as a surcharge vs build into base fare? Other airlines generally don’t have a surcharge for different equipment..
Any idea why they include as a surcharge vs build into base fare? Other airlines generally don’t have a surcharge for different equipment..
Jun 9, 2019, 7:09 pm
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Only transcon mainline widebodies.
This surcharge was introduced in early 2015. Prior to that, it was the same price as a narrowbody transcon (I.e. No lie flats)
Jun 9, 2019, 8:26 pm
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AC’s main transcon route is YYZ-YVR, which is served by numerous daily narrowbody and widebody flights. People would book a widebody but be switched onto a narrow and be quite upset when there would be no compensation because “business is business.”
I can only assume that AC discovered that people were willing to pay a premium for lie flat (although the premium does not apply for pax connecting to/from int’l flights), so introduced a surcharge. Now if there is a downgauge AC will refund the surcharge, although they’re likely still ahead as they got to charge more money in the first place.
