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Air Canada and WestJet both increase checked bag fees
Published: 8 March 2024
In February, WestJet announced it was increasing fees for checked bags. Shortly after, Air Canada followed suit. Both airlines now charge between $35 and $42 for the first checked bag on economy fares. Though now common throughout the industry, it was only in 2014 that Canada鈥檚 major airlines introduced checked bag fees. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a business,鈥 says Prof. Karl Moore. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e leaving money on the table if you don鈥檛 do it. There鈥檚 no outrage about it, so you can make some more money.鈥
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