Baggage Fee Collusion Alleged
A class action lawsuit filed in Saskatchewan alleges that WestJet and Air Canada colluded in levying baggage fees for domestic flight in 2014.
The suit says it’s an unlikely coincidence that the two airlines announced the fees within three days of each other. WestJet announced the $25 fee for the first bag on Sept. 15, 2014. Air Canada announced virtually the same fee structure on Sept. 18.
“I think it’s highly unlikely they would collude, it’s not the nature of the beast, they’re just fierce competitors,” Karl Moore, of 㽶Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management told the TV channel.
Read full article:, September 29, 2016
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