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Spearheaded by Gabor Lukacs and other consumer advocates. Airlines think you have no rights. We prove them wrong. Watch us.

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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Thank you @PierrePoilievre for calling for clearer and tougher rules to compensate air passengers. @CPC_HQ
@CPAC_TV
CPAC
1 year
"This is a federal problem. It is the job of Justin Trudeau to bring back stability and service to our airline sector," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tells reporters in Ottawa when asked about ongoing flight delays and cancellations at Canadian airports. #cdnpoli
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
MISINFORMATION ALERT: SUNWING We are told Sunwing Airlines has been telling passengers they are entitled only up to US$450 for baggage delay. Sunwing's statement is false and misleading. Liability for international checked baggage delay is 1,288 SDR = approx. CAD$2,300.
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Air Canada disputes the authority of the US Department of Transportation ( @USDOT ) to regulate flights to/from the US @FlyersRights @SenatorWicker @SenatorCantwell @tedcruz @SenatorSinema @RepPeterDeFazio @RepSamGraves
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
A pickpocket nicks $40. A petty thief steals $4,000. A con artist embezzles $4 million. Canadian airlines defrauded billions from their passengers. #air #travel #Canada #fraud #RefundPassengers
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
This is how a competent statesperson speaks when airlines violate passengers' rights. Mr. @OmarAlghabra , when are you going going to issue a similar statement about Sunwing and other Canadian airlines? @taylorbachrach @XBarsalouDuval @MelissaLantsman
@SecretaryPete
Secretary Pete Buttigieg
1 year
Our department will continue to support the traveling public. If your Southwest flight was delayed or canceled, and you are denied compensation for flights not taken or expenses like meals, hotels, and ground transport, please submit a complaint to DOT ➡️
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Sunwing Airlines is misleading public to avoid paying compensations owed to passengers. Sunwing must pay compensation within 30 days of receipt of request. It is the law: APPR, s. 19(4). @taylorbachrach @XBarsalouDuval
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
5 years
@theandrewgurza @AirCanada Air Canada owes you compensation for the ENTIRE damage. It is governed by Air Canada's international tariff.
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
A class action against has been filed to compel 5 major Canadian airlines to issue refunds to the original form of payment: * Air Canada * Air Transat * Sunwing Airlines * Swoop * WestJet Sign up for the newsletter! #air #travel #refund #Canada #COVID19
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Thank you @ToddDohertyMP for raising the issue of refunds for passengers and holding the government accountable. #air #travel #Canada #COVID19 #RefundPassengers @CPC_HQ #cdnpoli
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Mr. @OmarAlghabra , under sections 43 and 47 of the Canada Transportation Act, the government can issue directions to the CTA: Canadians want to hear from you what directions will be issued to ensure proper enforcement of passengers' rights.
@OmarAlghabra
Omar Alghabra
1 year
Passengers have rights under the Air Passenger Protection Regulations to ensure robust passenger protection in situations like these, and our government will continue to ensure these rights are protected.
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
MISINFORMATION ALERT: SUNWING Sunwing is making unsubstantiated claims of "extenuating circumstances" that purportedly permit it to walk away from the legal obligation to deliver services already contracted and paid for. Sunwing must provide passengers alternate transportation.
@SunwingVacay
Sunwing Vacations
1 year
We regret to inform our customers in Saskatoon and Regina that, due to extenuating circumstances, we are unfortunately cancelling our operations from both airports. The cancellations will take immediate effect & apply to travel from both airports up to and including Fri Feb 3/23.
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Vancouver Airport (YVR) confirms at Transport Committee hearing: 1. YVR received NO REQUEST from airlines for food and beverages for passengers stranded on tarmac for hours; 2. food and beverages could have been transferred to aircraft had such requests been made.
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Canadian Transportation Agency loses bid to have "Statement on Vouchers" case dismissed. The case will now proceed to a full hearing. #air #travel #Canada #refundpassengers #cdnpoli @ealini @ConsumerSOS @cbcErica @EnzaUda @cbctom @YvonneCBC @CityAdrian @PatForanCTVNews
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
8 months
A passenger ( @asultan111 ) told us that Lynx Air refuses to refund the seat selection fees for seats they paid for in advance, but did not get. The airline must refund, in the original form of payment, all services the airline failed to render. Any comments, @Lynx_Air ?
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Thank you @jeneroux for standing up for passenger rights in #Canada . We greatly appreciate the support of @CPC_HQ to our cause. #air #travel #RefundPassengers @ToddDohertyMP @AndrewScheer
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
2 years
Glad to see @JeanCharest_ "gets it" on #PassengerRights : His #cpcldr platform commits to replacing the farce of existing Air Passenger "Protection" Regulations with EU gold standard rights. Where do @ScottAAitchison @Roman_Baber @LeslynLewis @PierrePoilievre stand? #cdnpoli
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Stranded on the tarmac for hours? In 2018, the Liberals more than doubled the permissible tarmac delay time from 90 to 225 minutes. We cautioned that this would cause hardship, but the government did not listen. @taylorbachrach @XBarsalouDuval @MelissaLantsman @OmarAlghabra
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Air Canada allegedly "donated" passenger's bag to charity. Police told her they found over 500 pieces of luggage in the facility, with some bags containing iPhones, laptops, iPads, and more AirTags. @taylorbachrach @XBarsalouDuval @JulieVignolaBL @MelissaLantsman @OmarAlghabra
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Daily Hive Vancouver
1 year
"Wrongfully donated": Couple tracking lost bag shocked that Air Canada gave it to charity (VIDEOS)
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
MP @MelissaLantsman asks Minister @OmarAlghabra why Cabinet did not issue an emergency order under section 47 of the Canada Transportation Act to help Sunwing passengers. Minister @OmarAlghabra provided no answer.
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
@SunwingVacay 1. Sunwing is required to provide alternate transportation: APPR, s. 18. 2. Sunwing is required TO PAY for passengers' alternate transportation if Sunwing fails to arrange for it in a timely manner on its own: Carriage by Air Act, Schedule VI, Article 19.
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Air Canada continues to lie and defraud the public. While WestJet has been, grudgingly, refunding passengers travelling to/from the US as per the US DOT's Enforcement Notice, Air Canada is been refusing to comply with US law too.
@AirCanada
Air Canada
4 years
Misleading statement! @WestJet is just now catching up to our policy to refund refundable fares. We have already refunded over $1.2 Billion in refundable fares to date.
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
3 years
Congratulations to @OmarAlghabra for his new appointment as Transport Minister. #cdnpoli We look forward to working with Minister Alghabra to ensure that passengers are refunded for flights that are cancelled during the pandemic. #RefundPassengers
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
NEWS RELEASE -- Revamp Canada's Air Passenger Protection Regime: Report The report urges harmonization with the European Union’s passenger protection regime, and provides five key recommendations. @XBarsalouDuval @taylorbachrach #canpoli #HoC
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
BREAKING: Canadian Transportation Agency ( @CTA_gc ) admits that its "Statement on Vouchers" is: * "not a binding decision"; and * "doesn't affect airlines' obligations or passengers' rights." #air #travel #Canada #refund #COVID19
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Six consumer protection groups are calling on the federal government to enforce consumers' rights to a refund of cancelled flights. #cdnpoli #RefundPassengers @nikiashton @taylorbachrach @XBarsalouDuval
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Passengers who give up their travel to save lives are entitled to a full refund to the original form of payment. Do not accept credit for future services by companies that may not exist when the pandemic is over. #air #travel #PassengerRights #COVID
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
@deAdder Posting a high-res version of this would be lovely:
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
MISINFORMATION ALERT This article by @CBCNews contains material misstatements about passengers' rights. It conflates weather-related cancellations with those due to crew shortage and other operational reasons.
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
WestJet must offer passengers affected by the strike a choice between: Option 1 - Rebooking on Competitor Airlines at WestJet's Dime Option 2 - Refund and Return to Point of Origin
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
REMINDER: If WestJet cancels your flight this way, they have to rebook you on their *next* available flight departing within 9 hours of the original one or buy you a ticket on a competitor. See section 17(1)(a)(ii) of the Air Passenger Protection Regs.
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
6 years
Minister @MarcGarneau has blocked us and others from his official Twitter. Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau : could you please remind him about s. 2(b) of the Charter? #FreedomOfSpeech
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
“Canadians should be concerned about the lack of transparency in the Canadian Transportation Agency’s operations,” said Dr. Gabor Lukacs. #air #travel #Canada #COVID19 #refundpassengers #cdnpoli
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Thank you @taylorbachrach @markstrahl @LeslynLewis @DanMuysMP for holding the government accountable for the meltdown of air travel in Canada.
@taylorbachrach
Taylor Bachrach
1 year
I've just written the chair of the Transport Committee to request Minister @OmarAlghabra 's appearance at a special meeting regarding travel disruptions over the holidays. Canadians deserve to know what actions he took and plans to take to better protect passengers.
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
STAND YOUR GROUND: When your flight is cancelled, you are owed a refund in cash. DO NOT accept credit for future travel, vouchers, and the like. #air #travel #Canada #PassengerRights #refund #COVID19
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
UK Civil Aviation Authority cracks down on airlines that refuse to provide refunds for cancelled flights When will the Canadian government follow course? #air #travel #Canada #RefundPassengers @XBarsalouDuval @nikiashton @taylorbachrach @ToddDohertyMP @ChrisAReynolds
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
The Canadian Transportation Agency continues to mislead Passengers about their rights. This must stop. #air #travel #Canada #RefundPassengers @XBarsalouDuval @nikiashton @beynate @taylorbachrach @ToddDohertyMP @MarcGarneau
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Fed up with how the airlines treat you? Sign and share the petition in support of Bill C-327: The Strengthening Air Passenger Protections Act (Bill C-327), introduced by @taylorbachrach , is endorsed by @AirPassRightsCA , @CanadaPIAC , and @OptionConso .
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
MP Matt Jeneroux: “It’s unfathomable to me that if someone paid for a service, but didn’t receive that service that they would still be charged for that service.” Thank you @jeneroux for standing up for passenger rights in #Canada . #air #travel #RefundPassengers @CPC_HQ
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Thank you, @ToddDohertyMP , for holding the government accountable for their inaction on refunds for cancelled flights. #air #travel #Canada #RefundPassengers #cdnpoli @CPC_HQ
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
@SunwingVacay Sunwing must provide alternate transportation to affected passengers at its own expense.
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
We welcome Minister @MarcGarneau apparent commitment to the fundamental right of passengers to a refund. We look forward to hearing that he also supports Bill C-249, which declares the same. #air #travel #Canada #RefundPassengers @XBarsalouDuval @nikiashton @StephanieKusie
@MarcGarneau
Marc Garneau
4 years
Read my statement on measures to protect Canadians from the impacts of COVID-19 on the air travel sector ➡️
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 months
Flair is a LARGE carrier as of January 1, 2024 This means that Flair has to rebook you on *competitor* airlines, such as Air Canada and WestJet, if your flight is delayed or cancelled. See subsections 17(1)(a) & 18(1.1)(a) of the APPR for details:
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Class action has been filed against Air Canada, Air Transat, Transat Tours, and Air Canada Vacations over #COVID19 related refunds. More to follow. @EnzaUda @cbcErica @ConsumerSOS @ealini @Ellenros
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Air Passenger Rights
8 months
Hey @AirCanada , why are you misleading passengers about their baggage-related rights? Article 36(3) of the Montreal Convention says that the FIRST and the LAST carriers are "jointly and severally liable to the passenger" for baggage-related claims.
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
"Statement on Vouchers" case update: We filed our reply in the motion for injunctions. #air #travel #Canada #COVID19 #refund #PassengerRights
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Air Passenger Rights (Canada) Facebook group reaches the 100,000-member milestone.
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Air Passenger Rights
7 years
@airtransat Are you familiar with your own International Tariff Rule 5.2(d)?
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
@MarcGarneau Minister @MarcGarneau , 72% of Canadians oppose your decision to not enforce passengers' right to a refund for cancelled flights. We respectfully suggest that the first step is to restore consumer confidence by ensuring refunds. @nikiashton @XBarsalouDuval @ToddDohertyMP
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Tarmac Delay Victim Group launched If you were stuck on an aircraft on the tarmac in Canada or on a flight to/from Canada for more than 3 hours, we want to hear from you We are collecting evidence for potential legal actions and/or complaints.
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Air Passenger Rights
7 months
@Stephanie4BC @AirCanada Air Canada owes you rights set out in section 61 of the ATPDR:
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Flight Delay and Cancellation: European Union vs. Canada at a Glance In the EU, the airline must provide meals and accommodation, even in the case of extraordinary circumstances. @taylorbachrach @XBarsalouDuval @JulieVignolaBL @MelissaLantsman @markstrahl @OmarAlghabra
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
3 years
Members of @CPC_HQ are voting NOW-Sunday on ideas to be debated at their #CPC21 policy conference. @VanCentreCPC asked us to help w/their policy #1867 . Find your local #CPC RidingAssoc on or Google and urge them to VOTE for #1867 :
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
If Air Canada is incapable of doing what’s right, that’s just one more reason to rethink how we regulate the domestic airline industry. @nikiashton @XBarsalouDuval @ToddDohertyMP @MarcGarneau @beynate #air #travel #Canada #RefundPassengers
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
After stealing passengers' money, Canadian airlines set to play Russian roulette with passengers lives to make a buck. Thank you @nikiashton for being the voice of reason. #air #travel #Canada #RefundPassengers #COVID19 #healthandsafety
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
4 years
We issued a Cease and Desist to the Canadian Transportation Agency with respect to its misleading "Statement on Vouchers." #air #travel #Canada #COVID19 @AnneGaviola @ConsumerSOS @ealini @PatForanCTVNews @cbcErica @EnzaUda @ellenroseman
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
Kudos to Mr. @PeteButtigieg for willing to hold airlines accountable. Mr. @OmarAlghabra , will you hold Sunwing and other airlines accountable for their flagrant disregard of passengers' rights? #canpoli @XBarsalouDuval @taylorbachrach @MelissaLantsman
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Passenger rights advocates are encouraging Canadians to refuse travel vouchers for cancelled flights, warning that consumers are entitled to refunds by law in Canada -- a rule they say is not enforced. #air #travel #RefundPassengers #cdnpoli
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
3 years
Dreaming about travelling again? Here is a step-by-step guide: 1. Get your first COVID-19 vaccine shot. 2. Encourage others to get their COVID-19 vaccine shots. 3. Get your second COVID-19 vaccine shot. #travel #COVID19 #Canada
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Before you book #travel with #Sunwing or #AirTransat , listen to Christina. #RefundPassengers
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
A pickpocket steals $40. A petty thief steals $4,000. A con artist embezzles $4 million. #AirTransat owes over $400 million to passengers. #air #travel #Canada #RefundPassengers @airtransat @XBarsalouDuval @nikiashton @taylorbachrach @CPC_HQ
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Bob Scott: Airline bailouts before passenger refunds? No way REMARK: the airlines have not only a moral, but also a legal obligation to issue refunds.
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Pensioners from Australia who paid $3528 for international fights to Canada but did not get the service they paid for nor have received their money back are calling out the airline. @PatForanCTVNews @EnzaUda @cbcErica @ConsumerSOS @CityAdrian
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Air Passenger Rights
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NS couple wins compensation in small claims court after rejecting Air Canada's offer to buy their silence "A confidentiality clause is a significant burden on a party. It represents a restriction of his or her freedom of speech." --Adjudicator Richardson
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
While the Canadian Transportation Agency ( @CTA_gc ) is busy protecting the airlines' business interests, the UK Civil Aviation Authority warns airlines to refund passengers. #air #travel #Canada #UK #COVID19 #refund #PassengerRights
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@AirPassRightsCA
Air Passenger Rights
9 months
MISINFORMATION ALERT: Did you received a message like the one shown below from @Lynx_Air ?⬇️ There is *no* $100/day limit in the law. Airlines must compensate you for reasonable expenses incurred due to baggage delay up to approximately CAD$2,300/passenger.
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Air Passenger Rights
3 years
1) The law has been and remains that refunds are owed to passengers. 2) The Transport Minister COULD and SHOULD have done this in February 2019, when we flagged the issue. 3) The Canadian Transportation Agency should not be trusted with creating the regulations. #cdnpoli
@CTA_gc
CTA.gc.ca
3 years
1\3 #NEWS @Transport_gc Minister announced his intention to provide the authority to @CTA_gc to develop new refund requirements for flight cancellations & those with a lengthy delay, for reasons outside airlines’ control. A consultation on those new requirements is launched today
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Air Passenger Rights
1 year
CEO of @CTA_gc confirms in testimony before Transport Committee: not a single Administrative Monetary Penalty was ever issued to any airline for failing to pay passengers compensation under the APPR. Great question from @taylorbachrach !
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Air Passenger Rights
4 years
Only airlines that respect passengers' rights, including the right to a refund, have a reasonable chance to retain and get consumers.
@ethanklapper
Ethan Klapper
4 years
New Bluer Skies: My four rules for a real airline industry recovery 1) The most important metric is cash burn 2) Liquidity matters 3) Demand is not created equal 4) There’s no real recovery without a vaccine
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