WestJet is asking the federal government to put measures in place to lower ticket costs for travellers, but questions remain on who would foot the bill.
The WestJet Group’s CEO, Alexis von Hoensbroech, is asking the federal government to review the fees added on top of tickets that pay for airport maintenance and projects. He also wants the fees frozen while the review is underway.On top of the base price of their seat on the plane, flyers have to pay extra fees for airports, navigation and government taxes.“The general consensus is that the fee structure is comparatively high,” said Hoensbroech during a conference in Calgary on Wednesday.
“They can reinvest this into infrastructure. Some of the airports in Canada need investments into infrastructure," said Hoensbroech.CTV News reached out to the federal transport ministry for response. A spokesperson said the responsibility goes both ways. At the conference, WestJet also revealed plans to add more seats in the back of some of its bigger planes. Its Max 8 planes currently have 174 seats, but that number could soon go up to 180.
More than two years after British Columbia-based Paper Excellence, owners of Northern Pulp – the idled pulp mill in Pictou County – filed a lawsuit against the Nova Scotia government, the two parties have reportedly reached a settlement agreement.Manitobans are being warned about a major weather event heading to the southeast part of the province that could bring between 50 and 60 millimetres of rain.
The sentencing hearing for a Barrie couple convicted of sex crimes involving a child got underway on Thursday, with the victim describing physical scars and psychological struggles endured during and since the offence.'It's called the snitch law': Riverside couple upset over city order to remove curbside landscaping
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