Simple - maybe. Good for the consumer - doesn't sound like Tourist and Leisure are if something comes up and the passenger has to change flights. If a passenger has to cancel a flight, why can't Air Canada and other airlines do like Southwest does? If I have a non-refundable ticket and have to cancel my flight, I don't get robbed by the airline. Instead, I get to use the FULL amount of the fare paid for any other flight within one year. I consider that to be a win-win situation. I get full use of my money for a year and the airline doesn't lose the fare. One of these days we will actually see airlines operated by competent management. David R home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html www.sequoians.com -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mark Greenwood Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 22:32 To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Air Canada brings simplified pricing to intercontinental markets This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C6117E.B8C4BB10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Air Canada is taking its simplified fares concept onto the transatlantic this year, beginning with service to London Heathrow and Manchester.The international pricing structure contains just four fare categories: Tourist, Leisure, Latitude Plus and Executive First. Other international destinations will follow "in the near future." AC has been transitioning to a simpler fare structure over the past few years beginning with its domestic network and in 2005 with its transborder services. Tourist is a deep discount "special promotional fare" for economy class travel. Advance purchase is not required but tickets are priced on a roundtrip basis and are nonrefundable. Seat selection takes place at the airport, no changes or stopovers are permitted and a Saturday night stay is required. There is no Aeroplan mileage accumulation but travelers who book on aircanada.com earn a bonus of 500 mi. Leisure is an "everyday discounted roundtrip fare." Advance purchase is not required but tickets are nonrefundable and a Saturday stay is required. Complimentary advance seat selection is offered. Itinerary changes are possible for a fee of C$200 ($172) plus additional fare difference if applicable. Same day changes made at the airport cost C$100 with no additional charges for fare difference. Aeroplan Status Miles are accrued and there is a bonus of 1,000 mi. for booking on the website. Latitude Plus, which appears to be the equivalent of a standard Y fare, "offers fully flexible one-way fares with complimentary unlimited changes any time." Tickets are fully refundable and there is no change fee. Customers enjoy complimentary advance seat selection and unlimited stopovers. Latitude Plus fares are eligible for Aeroplan upgrade to Executive First. Travelers earn Aeroplan miles and receive a bonus of 2,000 mi. for booking on AC's website. Executive First, AC's award-winning business/first product, also offers fully flexible one-way pricing and all the other services available to Latitude Plus, as well as access to airport lounges, priority check-in, priority baggage handling and priority boarding. Executive First fliers earn 150% of applicable Aeroplan status miles and a bonus of 3,000 mi. for booking on the website.