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'Give us $600 and also we hate you': WestJet's new UltraBasic fare gets roasted online (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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If there's anything people can agree on these days, it's that flying sucks.

And between the delays and cancellations, extreme turbulence, and jets literally falling apart in the sky, it seems that some people have had about enough of flying experiences getting ostensibly worse instead of better.

Which may partially explain the online roasting of WestJet's new UltraBasic fare, where you can board the plane and that's about it.

Announced Tuesday, the new "no-frills fare option" doesn't permit carry-on baggage (unless you're flying overseas), has pre-assigned seats at the back of the plane, and those who select the fare will be the last to board the plane. They also can't collect WestJet Rewards.

Even then, an UltraBasic round trip from Toronto to Calgary at the end of June costs about $650.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

God damn it's so stupid that we fill plans front to back just so people can feel special about sitting down first.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Front is the best so you can get off the plane immediately

I never understood why people dick around with their bags after a 10 hour flight, I want to get the fuck out immediately

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Front row is the best because I’m tall and it’s the only place with leg room

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

If you're the type who immediately stands up and blocks everything, then you're definitely on the list of flying gripes; sorry to say.

Boarding back to front, windows-in, was definitely really cool when I was on a plane with that rule.

A way to lock the overheads and publicize that info would go a long way, I think.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'm the opposite. I've already spent 10 hours so what's another 15 minutes waiting for the corridor to clear up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

The entire time is torture for me so I need to get out lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Yea, my partner has mobility issues, so we tend to wait until most of the other people are off before trying to get canes out and the deplane without the stress of being in front of people pushing to get off.