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Originally Posted by Acey

I prefer to call WestJet's costs "normal"... Air Canada's are a bit inflated but have come down since they drastically cut costs by outsourcing, offloading airplanes, etc. WestJet no longer even pretends to be a budget carrier, nor can they when they match fares with AC on nearly every route.

What I find laughable is the paying for checked baggage scheme is generally used by budget airlines to offset costs that aren't covered by very low airfares (jetstar/air asia etc). Unless AC or WJ are going to start charging a truly budget airfare as an option this is a complete rip off for the consumer again.