Air Canada added fuel surcharges on to fares for domestic flights and US routes to cover higher fuel costs. For North American flights, the surcharge is $20, $40 or $60 depending on the distance flown, effective immediately. That is in addition to surcharges already in place for flights overseas. The transborder surcharge matches those already announced by many US carriers, Air Canada claimed.

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Of course, WestJet hasn't announced a surcharge, so flying WestJet can be significantly cheaper than flying Air Canada. WestJet exec did admit that they have been considering a surcharge but haven't yet announced one.

My view is simple... I don't like any surcharge. It's not fair on the consumer who has purchased a ticket at a contracted price and then ask him to pay more because you didn't plan properly. Secondly surcharges don't really take into consideration actual costs. Just like the NAV Canada fee the costs are per plane and not per person. These fees should be part of the fare. To tack them on as surcharges is just plain deceptive.