Yep, drop Edmonton - Abbotsford and hound Flair out of the skies. I suspect Competition Bureau won't do anything until Flair is gone.
Why do you say that? It may very well be a business decision for Flair.thriftshopper wrote: ↑ Yep, drop Edmonton - Abbotsford and hound Flair out of the skies. I suspect Competition Bureau won't do anything until Flair is gone.
Read it all herePete_Coach wrote: ↑ Why do you say that? It may very well be a business decision for Flair.
"In 2018, the Competition Bureau launched an ongoing predatory pricing investigation into Swoop and WestJet over allegations the two carriers used anti-competitive practices to crowd out Flair from at least three routes. " Looks like Flair lost?thriftshopper wrote: ↑ Read it all here
https://www.castanet.net/news/Business/ ... abbotsford
WS never flew the route and only started with WO when Flair entered the market. You can bet they'll now divert their attention to where Flair goes.
Predatory pricing was often used to drive small, new competitors out of the sky south of the border. I haven't examine or followed fares but one of the select favourites was bracketing. If the small competitor had one flight, the major incumbent would slot a couple of flights just before and after the new entrant's flight, and only offer cheap fares for those two flights. NorthWest used to do it to Sun Country trying to drive it out of MSP but decided (as did Delta) it was better to live with a small pest than have a big one (i.e., SouthWest) come and take its place.
Rememeber it was WS who drove CP out of the market in western Canada.
They haven't forgotten, they're simply applying the lesson they remember so well.Phonophoresis wrote: ↑ I am a fairly loyal WestJet flyer, but I find it ironic they were in Flair's position in the early 2000s versus Air Canada, and were up in arms about A/Cs pricing wars. Seems like they're doing the exact same thing to Flair and have quickly forgotten the past.
Sad to see Flair losing out of YXX, YYJ & YHM, especially since competition does indeed drive prices lower. I remember flying YYJ-YEG for <$150 return. There have been some pretty impressive fares since Flair picked up the YVR-YYZ route, so hopefully they can still flourish.
In reality, there's no way to compete with such a big giant that has the capital to offer $1 fares. Capitalism at its finest.
