The major air carriers, which are taking their campaign against federal regulations to protect air passengers’ rights to the Supreme Court, have Canadians trapped
I understand that some people enjoy the experience of being confined to tight quarters and treated like cattle, and will even pay great sums of money for the experience. But this is not a column about the unique kinks of consenting adults.
One major issue is the loophole built into the APPR that relieves airlines of the obligation to pay compensation if a delay or cancellation is “outside the carrier’s control.” In practice, that has meant that an airline can claim just about any cause for delay was beyond its control and avoid doling out compensation.
All of this would perhaps be less grating if Canadians had real options when it came to booking their flights. But competition in Canadian airspace is like competition in the Canadian telecom space, which is like competition among Canadian grocers: virtually non-existent.
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