Claeren has a good take on things. And Bigtime, not sure who you are talking too but most of the pilots are on board with the 757 wet lease.
By and large WestJet sets the price, then AC matches. They discovered long ago that if they charged more they would get slaughtered. With similar pricing they lose market share, but not as quickly. The exception is usually when dealing with nearly full flights, when every airline starts increasing the price of the tickets substantially.
I have no problem when someone I know buys with another airline because of a substantial price difference--price is king. The reason is likely that the WestJet flight is nearly full, while the other flight (maybe United through Denver to Vegas for example) was very light at the time of booking.
And charging for bags in unfortunate, but a reality in the industry now. Most US carriers charge for both and AC started then dropped it when we didn't match.
But it will apply to very few people, and baby related items ARE excluded.
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