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Canadian Transportation Agency orders Air Canada to pay passengers compensation for cancelled flight
CTA DECISIONS
- Application – Lisa Crawford and her minor child against Air Canada – Decision No. 107-C-A-2022
Application for compensation for inconvenience under Air Passenger Protection Regulations – flight cancelled, leading to itinerary change and overall delayed arrival of over 15 hours – Air Canada denied claim on basis that cancellation was due to safety – at hearing, Air Canada argued that cancellation was out of their control, due to first officer being unable to complete refresher training required by Canadian Aviation Regulations – Air Canada ought to have known before day of flight that first officer had not completed required training – arguments and evidence did not address steps taken to replace first officer before that date, why cancellation did not occur earlier, alternatives to cancellation, or whether contingency plan was in place – in absence of evidence, Agency found cancellation within Air Canada’s control – each applicant entitled to $1,000
- Suspension – CA «AEROTRANSCARGO» S.R.L. – Order No. 2022-A-S-205
Licence No. 200042
- Suspension – Sky Partners, Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-S-204
Licence No. 150098
- Suspension – Flightcraft Aviation Services, Inc. c-o-b Flightcraft Aviation Services – Order No. 2022-A-24
Licence 120060
- Suspension – Southern Air Inc. – Order No. 2022-A-23
Licence 010121
- Suspension – Holman Enterprises, Inc. c-o-b Glacier Jet Center – Order No. 2022-A-S-206
Licence 090134
- Suspension – Northern Air Transport, Inc. c-o-b SelectJet – Order No. 2022-A-S-209
Licence 977086
- Suspension – Voluxis Limited – Order No. 2022-A-S-208
Licence 210002
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