Baggage Fees

• B.C. Supreme Court gives OK to class-action lawsuit against WestJet over baggage fee

  The plaintiff claimed that WestJet charged for baggage fees during a time period when customers would not have to pay a fee for their first checked bag.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2021
  
• Air Canada, WestJet raising checked baggage fees

  The country's two largest airlines are raising the fee for the first checked bag to $30 from $25.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2018
  
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• Flair Airlines ditches carry-on fees — temporarily

  Flair Airlines, a discount airline based in Kelowna, is waiving the fee for carry-on baggage. But only for a month.

  Consumer

  Dec 4, 2017
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• Planning to fly with an ultra low-cost carrier? Canadians shouldn’t expect too much

  No-frills airlines can find a charge for anything from storing a bag in the overhead compartment to printing a boarding pass at the airport.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2017
• Canadians can expect more bargains on base airfares next year: report

  Believe it or not, base ticket prices in Canada were a relative bargain this year if you could manage to sidestep new fees. Expect more of the same in 2016.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2015
• Air Canada won’t follow WestJet on new baggage fees — for now

  The country's largest carrier, which already charges checked bag fees for flights to sun destinations, said it's not going to alter its strategy.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2015
• Canadian airfare discounts won’t last — but fees will, experts say

  While airline customers are seeing ticket fares drift lower, for many, those savings are being drained by new fees on luggage and new in-flight perks like wireless Internet.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2015
• WestJet to start charging baggage fees on international flights

  Despite posting record profits, WestJet Airlines says its is eliminating free checked bags on all economy fares to Europe and sun destinations.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2015
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• U.S. discount carrier JetBlue ends holdout, adopts baggage fee

  Under pressure from investors, carrier adopts new fee -- a move akin to what Canadian carriers have done to appease shareholders yet annoy passengers.

  Consumer

  Jun 30, 2015
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• U.S. airlines collect record amount from bag fees

  U.S. airlines continue to collect record fees from passengers who check suitcases or make changes to their reservations.

  Consumer

  Jun 22, 2015