Air Canada Removes Baggage from Economy Basic Fares to/from Australia

[AFF Editor]

Air Canada quietly made a change to its Economy fare categories and inclusions on all flights to Asia-Pacific this week, including between Australia/New Zealand and North America.

You now need to pay CAD75 more per direction to check in a bag on the cheapest Economy fares. Air Canada is the only airline not to automatically include a checked bag in this market, other than Jetstar on its Hawaii services.

Details here:

Air Canada Flights to Australia No Longer Automatically Include Baggage

In an unprecedented move, Air Canada has quietly removed checked baggage from its cheapest Economy airfares on trans-Pacific routes.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[kangarooflyer88]

In fairness they do let you take a carry on which I suspect for many tourists visiting Australia makes sense. What I'm waiting for them is to have an ultra basic fare which doesn't include a carry on (just a personal item under your seat). No doubt that'll attract backpackers seeking a weekend trip to Sydney.

 

[henrus]

It's a race to the bottom. Next they'll be charging for water on a basic fare!

Times like these do make me wonder if a low cost airline like Jetstar is better because at least you are clearly told what you're getting and if you want more you pay more.

 

[KiwiFlyer79]

It's a race to the bottom. Next they'll be charging for water on a basic fare!

Times like these do make me wonder if a low cost airline like Jetstar is better because at least you are clearly told what you're getting and if you want more you pay more.

Fear not. We flew SAS (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian national airline) over the holiday period and they only offer bottled water that you must purchase. Instead they offer tea and coffee for free which is of no use to people who don't drink either, like me.

On our Delta flight back to the US from Frankfurt people in Economy were only offered Coke products, juices, water etc, no alcohol.

 

[KiwiFlyer79]

Air Canada quietly made a change to its Economy fare categories and inclusions on all flights to Asia-Pacific this week, including between Australia/New Zealand and North America.

You now need to pay CAD75 more per direction to check in a bag on the cheapest Economy fares. Air Canada is the first airline not to automatically include a checked bag in this market, other than Jetstar on its Hawaii services.

Details here:

Air Canada Flights to Australia No Longer Automatically Include Baggage

In an unprecedented move, Air Canada has quietly removed checked baggage from its cheapest Economy airfares on trans-Pacific routes.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

I would also add that flying Air Canada is tedious at best anyway. Another reason not to choose them suits me.

 

[SmokyBBQ]

I would also add that flying Air Canada is tedious at best anyway. Another reason not to choose them suits me.

I’d definitely second that. Wife and son just got back from Vancouver (eventually) after the YVR-BNE was cancelled immediately prior to boarding and was rebooked through Tokyo on Jetstar. Compensation? No sir - It was a safety issue. But you changed the plane tail number two hours before departure and the original plane departed without issue. Doesn’t matter.

They clearly view their product on par with Jetstar.

To make it sting more we had paid to move their flight a day earlier than the rest of the family but we ended up landing at the same time…