MONTREAL — WestJet has followed Air Canada in hiking baggage fees amid soaring jet fuel prices, marking the airline’s third increase in two and a half years — and a line item that is unlikely to drop any time soon, experts warn.
Starting Thursday, customers began to pay an extra $5 each for the first and second bag checked in advance. The fee grows to an extra $10 each for the first and second bag checked at the airport, the Calgary-based airline said in an email.
That means travellers buying its “ultra-basic” tickets will now pay between $55 and $65 for the first piece of luggage and $70 to
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