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EXPLAINER: What Rights Do Air Passengers Have Amid the Looming Westjet Strike?

May 16, 2023
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With a looming May 19 strike threatened by approximately 1,600 pilots of WestJet Airlines and its subsidiary Swoop, thousands of passengers travelling on the May long weekend could be affected by a work stoppage. Air Passenger Rights, an advocacy organization headed by Gabor Lukacs, provided a statement on May 7 to advise Canadian passengers of…

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NDP MP Tables Private Member’s Bill to Fine Airlines up to $250,000 for Failing to Compensate Travellers for Flight Delays

March 21, 2023
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A federal MP has tabled a private member’s bill in the House of Commons proposing to increase compensation for travellers with delayed or cancelled flights, raising the maximum fine from $25,000 to $250,000. Taylor Bachrach, a British Columbia MP from the New Democrat Party, sponsored Bill C-327, An Act to Amend the Canada Transportation Act,…

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