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Originally Posted by Acey
Based on the social media reaction today, I can safely say there's a big disconnect between theory and reality.
In theory, the cabin environment is going to suck because people will be reluctant to check bags. In reality, people are already reluctant to check bags and if you've flown transborder on a -700 you know the bins are full about 75% of the way through boarding so you're laughing at the people thinking this is what will fill the bins up.
In theory, WestJet is Satan for doing this and almighty Air Canada is the saviour. In reality, AC already tried this and when WS didn't follow they bailed, and AC current charges for a bag transborder anyway. Domestic fees for bags on AC are coming. I guarantee it.
In theory, WestJet has stopped doing what made them a low cost airline and got greedy, now their costs are worse than Air Canada. In reality, the environment does not exist in Canada for a low cost airline to survive.
Best of all, in theory, if the number of people who today have promised to boycott WS because of these fees actually did it, the airline would go out of business. In reality, WS' loads will be unchanged.
Theory versus reality.
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Could you elaborate on this? I am failing to understand how WJ will fail if it doesn't follow suit with everything that AC does. How does AC's greed necessitate the same in turn from WJ? Would customers suddenly flock to AC because WJs lower fares and better services scares them? If WJ stayed its own course, what would really happen?
I used to love WJ, but there is absolutely nothing that differentiates it from AC now.