The airlines argue Canada does not have the right to impose rules on foreign carriers, and the compensation amounts exceed passengers’ actual losses
Travellers crowd the security queue in the departures lounge at the start of the Victoria Day holiday long weekend at Toronto Pearson International Airport on May 20, 2022. The Supreme Court will hear government and industry arguments for and against Canada’s Air Passenger Protection Regulations.Air Canada, Porter Airlines and several global carriers take their fight against the country’s passenger protection rules to the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday.
The airline industry, led by the International Air Transport Association, lost its appeal of the rules before the Federal Court of Appeal in 2022, except for some luggage provisions. The.
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