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Lawsuit claims two Canadian airlines colluded to charge extra fees

Published: 29 September 2016

A proposed class action lawsuit is going to try and get you back some of those baggage fees you’ve been paying whenever you fly out of town.

The lawsuit focuses on two announcements made by WestJet and Air Canada three days apart back in September 2014 and there are suggestions the two airlines met behind closed doors and agreed to charge more.

McGill Business Professor Karl Moore doubts collusion, suggesting it’s more a case of reaction on the part of Air Canada. “There’s something where you let the other guy be the bad guy, if you would. Let them get the negative publicity and then when you announce it, people go, ‘Oh, well. They’re just following their competitor.”

Read full article: News 1130, September 27, 2016

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