Baggage Fees
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B.C. Supreme Court gives OK to class-action lawsuit against WestJet over baggage feeThe 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.CanadaJan 7, 2021
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Air Canada, WestJet raising checked baggage feesThe country's two largest airlines are raising the fee for the first checked bag to $30 from $25.CanadaAug 27, 2018
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Flair Airlines ditches carry-on fees — temporarilyFlair Airlines, a discount airline based in Kelowna, is waiving the fee for carry-on baggage. But only for a month.ConsumerDec 4, 2017
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Planning to fly with an ultra low-cost carrier? Canadians shouldn’t expect too muchNo-frills airlines can find a charge for anything from storing a bag in the overhead compartment to printing a boarding pass at the airport.CanadaApr 21, 2017
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Canadians can expect more bargains on base airfares next year: reportBelieve 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.CanadaDec 8, 2015
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Air Canada won’t follow WestJet on new baggage fees — for nowThe country's largest carrier, which already charges checked bag fees for flights to sun destinations, said it's not going to alter its strategy.CanadaNov 6, 2015
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Canadian airfare discounts won’t last — but fees will, experts sayWhile 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.CanadaNov 4, 2015
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WestJet to start charging baggage fees on international flightsDespite posting record profits, WestJet Airlines says its is eliminating free checked bags on all economy fares to Europe and sun destinations.CanadaNov 3, 2015
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U.S. discount carrier JetBlue ends holdout, adopts baggage feeUnder pressure from investors, carrier adopts new fee -- a move akin to what Canadian carriers have done to appease shareholders yet annoy passengers.ConsumerJun 30, 2015
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U.S. airlines collect record amount from bag feesU.S. airlines continue to collect record fees from passengers who check suitcases or make changes to their reservations.ConsumerJun 22, 2015
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