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Old 11-04-2010, 01:53 PM   #84
Claeren
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Originally Posted by billybob123 View Post

My only point was that Westjet advertised that this was part of their "care-antee" that made them stand out from Air Canada. Not so much anymore - AC seems to match everything (no phone reservation fee, free soft drinks, one free bag in North America, etc). So much for that ad campaign!

What is being left out is that the only reason AC does so is because WS made them.

As a consumer one might not notice the difference when making a day-of purchasing decision but I think a top-down macro view of the Canadian airline market would show that WestJet has done an incredible job building market share against a much larger and entrenched carrier and that consumers are the prime beneficiaries. That applies to pricing, service and fees.

It is unfortunate that it was part of a ad campaign last year, but things move quickly these days...



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