The only thing wrong is how Air Canada is approaching this and wording their marketing. As I understand it only AC SuperElites will be allowed to pre-select the bulkhead and exit row seats for free. It has been this way on Continental for years (at first only Platinum Elites could pre-select exit trows then it was extended to Gold) however CO never implemented a fee for lower level and non-elites. If AC can extract revenue from seats it knows are popular do to their extra leg room tehn so be it. Their Star Alliance partner United has been doing that for several years now with Economy Plus. The aircraft and the seats belong to the airline and if they want to up-charge for certain seats then they have the right to do so.
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