"Off the chart" government fees to blame for higher fares: WestJet | Power Play with Mike Le Couteur

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@BrianR-o8x
@BrianR-o8x Күн бұрын
Recently flew to Florida. Ticket one way was $ 178, Air Canada received $62 of this fare. Govt fees are out of control and carefully hidden.
@tigermoosearmy
@tigermoosearmy Күн бұрын
Government fees are to blame for ALL prices
@iqao
@iqao 11 сағат бұрын
carbon tax 😢
@Matt-YT
@Matt-YT Күн бұрын
WS is terrible, but he is not wrong about Canadian airports
@THAILANDCANUCK
@THAILANDCANUCK Күн бұрын
If the government lowers the taxes I do not believe the airlines will reduce the prices by the same amount.
@MarkCanadian
@MarkCanadian Күн бұрын
Get rid of all the airport authorities in Canada which collect ridiculous AIF's every time we board a flight. These bureaucracies are ridiculous. Get back to the model where airports are run by Transport Canada under a federal umbrella which was done in the past.
@jeremykit6136
@jeremykit6136 8 сағат бұрын
I was a passenger on the plane where Alexis spoke last night returning from Ottawa. Canadians are poor at understanding that choice is the only way through this. They want low prices, but don’t understand the competition is truly the only way that this could be possible. Does anybody actually believe that if WestJet goes bankrupt Air Canada will have mercy on the consumer and charge less? If the government continues to tack fees on, More airlines will experience lower passenger volumes. To make up for this difference, those remaining passengers will simply be charged more, and this creates a massive barrier to entry for a new airline companies in our country. Throw union disputes, airport, improvement fees, and inflation into the mix, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. The only way forward is to offer as many choices as possible.
@KimberlySha
@KimberlySha Күн бұрын
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@ArthurPalme
@ArthurPalme Күн бұрын
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@JeremyWalsh-f9f Күн бұрын
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@BerengarWagner Күн бұрын
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@SeanAguilay
@SeanAguilay Күн бұрын
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@SandraHenry-t9c
@SandraHenry-t9c Күн бұрын
Certainly! I diversified my $35,000 portfolio across different markets.
@pogsp8849
@pogsp8849 12 сағат бұрын
It’s funny how he just admitted Liberal Gov’t needs to go and new a Gov’t needs to look at it.
@marianfrances4959
@marianfrances4959 Күн бұрын
Airports are a nightmare.
@MikeWilsonn
@MikeWilsonn 5 сағат бұрын
saying they will reduce their fares if fees and taxes are lower is gaslighting to another level
@joetran8798
@joetran8798 Күн бұрын
There is very little benefit to reducing the fees. Since airline tickets can vary (sometimes) by the hour, we wouldn't know if the reduction was actually done. Unless they show the breakdown (eg AIF, fuel surcharge, YQ charge, etc.) on the page confirming the flights picked (not hidden behind a username or anything). But they won't because that would show how much they're fooling around too.
@NawabMd24
@NawabMd24 3 сағат бұрын
Airports in Canada basically pay rent to the government. Airport fees from a small town that I am from in February 2023 was $73 and right now December 2024 it’s almost $90. Just the airport fees and taxes. It keeps going up every few months.
@pjx607
@pjx607 4 сағат бұрын
One entity I hate more than the Federal government is the Aircraft Transport industry
@tonycommisso4096
@tonycommisso4096 9 сағат бұрын
Airport/government fees are outrageous
@love.kindness.respect39
@love.kindness.respect39 4 сағат бұрын
Bring more airliners, more Competition will drive prices down.
@viettruong9138
@viettruong9138 10 сағат бұрын
It's a corporate excuse, and in the USA, senators have also raised concerns about airlines charging passengers varying luggage fees on the same flight. 1/ revenue driven practice: the airlines gradually increase their rely on ancillary fees to boost their profit. Thus, basis travel necessities have been turned into profit centers at the consumers' expenses. 2/ A lack of transparency in fees, which can vary even among passengers on the same flight. Model 1 appears to be working effectively worldwide, with many airlines, particularly low-cost carriers, generating substantial profits and thriving.
@SirThomas1212
@SirThomas1212 14 сағат бұрын
Master spin, I thought the bag fee was the main issue 🤨 and soon, Canadian airlines will charge for oxygen during turbulence as an upgrade.They will blame the government for it.
@chriscatherwood4806
@chriscatherwood4806 17 сағат бұрын
The same flight with Air Canada or Westjet vs United or American is more than $800 difference for a flight I take 3 times a year. More than just government fees at work here.
@Uncle_Troy
@Uncle_Troy 13 сағат бұрын
I think it's ridiculous that you can use your Westjet dollars on the airfare itself, but not the fees that come with the actual ticket.
@va3svd
@va3svd 10 сағат бұрын
At some point, Canadians will accept the fact that taxation is theft. Westjet is showing you that reality.
@theowoytowich9959
@theowoytowich9959 Күн бұрын
I agree with the CEO customers should have a choice.
@Matt-YT
@Matt-YT Күн бұрын
Yes, Canadians should have a choice like in Europe. BUT they don't because it is a controlled and restricted oligopoly
@theowoytowich9959
@theowoytowich9959 22 сағат бұрын
@@Matt-YT It does not have to be that way>
@Matt-YT
@Matt-YT 22 сағат бұрын
@@theowoytowich9959 agreed! Let's get rid of ownership requirements!!!
@Matt-YT
@Matt-YT Күн бұрын
Ultra low fare is only to show up at the top of searches (e.g. google, kayak...)
@matthewdagenais5785
@matthewdagenais5785 Күн бұрын
59$ each way round trip detroit to fort myers. Should tell you something
@love.kindness.respect39
@love.kindness.respect39 4 сағат бұрын
Competition Competition Competition Please open up the markets, bring more participants, less regulation... It is the same with finance, telecom, retail, and health care. The market economy is the solution. Obviously, he wants to earn more, the gov protects him, because there are no participants in the market.
@shaylafied
@shaylafied 2 сағат бұрын
Ugh mike is awful... the airline guy is brighter
@GuruSandirasegaram
@GuruSandirasegaram Күн бұрын
West jet is racist Air lines Trust me I did fly locally twice .
@llll-bk6qd
@llll-bk6qd Күн бұрын
Best thing public on strike not to travel....Airplane ticket will go down
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