OTTAWA –
Federal Court of Appeal says it will uphold all but 1 rule that provides compensation for passengers who are delayed or have their luggage damaged.
Tuesday’s appeal challenging the validity of the passenger Bill of Rights was dismissed by the court, except for one provision that governs the temporary loss of baggage.
Air Canada, Porter Airlines Inc. and 16 other appellants including the International Air Transport Association, had claimed that 2019’s passenger rights charter violated global standards and should therefore be invalidated for international flights.
The airlines claimed that the regulation exceeded the authority of the Canadian Transportation Agency and was against multilateral treaties by imposing too strict compensation requirements for flight cancellations and lost baggage.
Both the CTA and the attorney general claimed that there is no conflict between passenger protections and the treaty.
Initial requests from airlines for suspension of the Air Passenger Protection Regulations in 2020 were turned down by the FCA.
This report was originally by The Canadian Press.
