• TheBloodFarts@lemmy.ca
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    27 days ago

    Largely has to do with how expensive it is to fly within Canada. Attempted to book flights from Edmonton -> Toronto recently, $800 round trip for a no frills flight aside from a carry on bag.

    Granted this price surge is directly related to Trump, but it’s generally more expensive to fly within Canada

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      27 days ago

      Yeah flights are tricky, you have to watch for cheap days now that Swoop is gone. With swoop I had $69 from Westcoast to Toronto, and a $15 return ticket plus the Toronto improvement fee. But now with Westjet the best Ive had is $200 each way

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        27 days ago

        Cheapest I’ve seen was $250 for round trip to Toronto, that crept to $300, and now prices are absurd.

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      27 days ago

      Wtf… thats like four people to multiple capitals and cities, coasts etc here in the eu.

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        27 days ago

        Yup it’s completely fucked. That’s what happens when you’ve got 2 national airlines and effectively zero outside competition