WestJet planning new fare category for travellers willing to forgo carry-on bag

WestJet Airlines has plans to quickly introduce a brand new cheaper fare class that will be accessible to travellers prepared to fly with out a carry-on bag.

CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says the brand new fare class shall be launched inside “a couple of weeks.”

He instructed a Calgary business viewers Wednesday that the brand new “ultra-low” worth providing will attraction to travellers looking for the bottom fares however may also liberate overhead bin house for different passengers.

Travellers who buy the most affordable fare is not going to have the choice to place a bag within the overhead bins, although they’ll nonetheless be permitted to retailer a knapsack or purse beneath the seat in entrance of them.

Von Hoensbroech acknowledged that having giant numbers of passengers jockeying for restricted overhead bin house has change into an issue on full flights.

Last month, Calgary-based WestJet launched what it calls its “extended comfort” fare class, which presents passengers entry to quite a few perks — together with preferential entry to overhead bins.