Air Canada’s new fees for basic fare seat change are now in effect

If you’re flying Air Canada domestically oregon to immoderate prima destinations, expect to wage caller fees if you privation to alteration your spot astatine check-in portion connected a basal fare.

As of Tuesday, those who publication 1 of the airline’s system basal fares volition inactive get a “complimentary” spot duty erstwhile they cheque successful if they did not wage to take their spot successful advance, but if they privation to alteration their assigned spot they’ll person to wage to bash so.

According to Air Canada, the spot alteration tin beryllium done either erstwhile checking online, implicit the airline’s mobile app oregon astatine a check-in kiosk astatine the airport.

The alteration was portion of respective enactment successful spot this period which saw vexation from not lone customers, but the national authorities arsenic well.

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One of the astir salient changes was removing the allowance of carry-on bags for this summons fare for anyone who booked connected oregon aft Jan. 3 and was travelling wrong Canada, to and from the U.S. — including Hawaii and Puerto Rico — and to and from sunshine destinations similar Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Those connecting to an planetary destination would inactive beryllium capable to support the container with them.

When the announcement was made successful December, Transport Minister Anita Anand said successful a connection she was “extremely concerned” astir the change, noting it would pb to Canadians having to wage other to cheque a carry-on container if they privation to bring one.

Even with the seating interest alteration present successful effect, the hose said it was “committed” to seating those requiring an adjunct oregon families unneurotic per its existent policy, which prioritizes placing travelling companions together.