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WestJet to add surcharge to some bookings and combine flights due to fuel costs
The temporary fee applies only to companion voucher bookings as WestJet cuts capacity by about 1% in April and 3% in May.
- Calgary-Based WestJet will introduce a $60 surcharge on companion voucher bookings beginning Wednesday, April 8, though bookings made before that date remain unaffected.
- Rising fuel prices from the Middle East conflict prompted the temporary surcharge, with a WestJet spokesperson telling CBC News that fuel is the "largest contributor to airline operating costs."
- The companion voucher program, a WestJet RBC and Mastercard perk, allows cardholders a reduced fare for a second passenger, though the airline noted the "nature of our companion vouchers does not allow for this same flexibility."
- WestJet is consolidating flights on lower-demand routes to address higher expenses, reducing capacity by "approximately one per cent in April and three per cent in May" for most guests.
- Wayne Smith, a hospitality and tourism professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, says Canadian airlines are scrambling to cover costs since the war on Iran created a fuel shortage; the surcharge remains until "jet fuel prices return to normal levels.
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WestJet Adds $60 Surcharge, Cuts Flights as Fuel Costs Surge
Calgary-based WestJet says it will be introducing a temporary $60 surcharge for certain bookings and has consolidated numerous flights due to skyrocketing fuel prices. The airline said in an email the additional charge will be included with all bookings made with a companion voucher after this Wednesday. It has also combined some flights on lower demand routes, reducing the number of flights by approximately one per cent in April and three per c…
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