Air Canada suspends new seat selection fee two days after rollout

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The now-paused policy marks the latest example of airlines' growing reliance on so-called ancillary fees for formerly bundled services ranging from checked bags to onboard snacks and Wi-Fi access.

MONTREAL — Air Canada is pressing pause on a new seat selection fee a mere couple of days after it implemented the policy, but not before drawing the ire of some travellers online.

However, travel agents received notice from the company this month that lower-tier passengers who had not purchased a seat in advance would have to pay a fee to change their automatically designated spot, starting April 24.

 

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