When you fined WestJet recently, I believe there were 53 infractions and 55 separate violations, and the amount you fined them amounted to $200 per passenger affected.
Now, the cost of providing the compensation under the APPR was between $400 and $1,000. You can see why, as a company that is looking to maximize profits and minimize costs, there's an incentive here to skirt the rules. First of all, you don't get caught very often. A very small fraction of passengers ever file a complaint with the CTA. Then, when you finally do get busted and the CTA slaps your wrist, it costs you only $200 per passenger. That seems like a screaming deal.
Can you see the point?