Federal Court of Appeal upholds all but one rule on airline compensation

OTTAWA –

The Federal Court of enchantment says it’s going to uphold all however one of many guidelines that bolster compensation for air passengers subjected to delayed flights and broken baggage.

The courtroom on Tuesday dismissed the enchantment that challenged the validity of the passenger Bill of Rights, excluding one regulation that applies to the short-term lack of baggage.

Air Canada and Porter Airlines Inc., together with 16 different appellants that embody the International Air Transport Association had argued that the passenger rights constitution launched in 2019 violates world requirements and needs to be rendered invalid for worldwide flights.

In courtroom filings, the airways argued the regulation exceed the Canadian Transportation Agency’s authority and went towards a multilateral treaty by imposing compensation necessities for flight cancellations or misplaced baggage that had been too stringent.

The CTA and lawyer common argued there isn’t any battle between the passenger protections and the treaty.

The FCA initially turned down a request from the airways to droop the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR) in 2020.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Dec. 6, 2022.

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