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Spearheaded by Gabor Lukacs and other consumer advocates. Airlines think you have no rights. We prove them wrong. Watch us. AirPassengerRights.ca

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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 26/08/2026
BC Court of Appeal restores BC Civil Resolution Tribunal's jurisdiction over APPR claims www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 24/08/2026
Someone took his carry-on bag off a plane at the Vancouver airport. Here’s what it took to get it back. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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Someone took his carry-on bag off a plane at the Vancouver airport. Here’s what it took to get it back.
When another passenger took his carry-on bag off a plane, Royce Reece was frustrated. When he was quoted $567 to have it returned to him from the Vancouver airport’s lost and found, he was outraged.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 12/08/2026
As long as ministers are in office they’ll never have to worry about “air-passenger rights,” which no doubt partly explains why Canadian air passengers enjoy far fewer rights [...] than Americans, Europeans or Brits, Chris Selley points out. nationalpost.com/opinion/chri...
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Chris Selley: Yes, it matters where and how the prime minister vacations
Carney hasn’t spent all that much time here lately. Maybe he should use his private-jet privileges to refamiliarize himself.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 11/08/2026
Porter flight cancelled over a child’s tantrum: What rights do passengers have? www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Answering your questions about the Porter flight cancelled over a child’s tantrum, from compensation to in-flight parenting tricks
Canadian public is now abuzz about Porter Airlines flight PD444 after it was cancelled because a child refused to buckle up for take off.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 06/08/2026
Passengers scramble amid flight disruptions after WestJet and CUPE reach tentative deal www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctbz...
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Passengers scramble amid flight disruptions after WestJet and CUPE reach tentative deal (CityNews)
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 05/08/2026
Edmonton couple stuck in Caribbean amid WestJet strike aftermath globalnews.ca/news/1200907...
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Edmonton couple stuck in Caribbean amid WestJet strike aftermath | Globalnews.ca
An Edmonton couple is stuck in St. Lucia as citizenship status has prevented one of them from taking the flight WestJet wanted to rebook them on, which would go through the U.S.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 04/08/2026
WestJet resumes flights from Toronto after reaching tentative deal with flight attendants’ union www.thestar.com/business/wes...
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WestJet resumes flights from Toronto after reaching tentative deal with flight attendants’ union
The two sides agreed to a tentative deal early Monday morning that the union said addresses the “wage gap” between flight attendants at WestJet and other Canadian carriers.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 04/08/2026
WestJet strike is over but passengers are still stranded: what are your rights? www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_T4...
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WestJet strike is over but passengers are still stranded: what are your rights? (CTV)
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 04/08/2026
Travellers stranded in Montreal despite end to brief WestJet strike www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm1v...
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Travellers stranded in Montreal despite end to brief WestJet strike (CityNews)
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 02/08/2026
MISINFORMATION ALERT The Canadian Press has published a misinformation piece entitled "What travellers should know about navigating WestJet strike disruptions" that repeat WestJet's message instead of legitimate information about your rights under the law.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 02/08/2026
WestJet strike: What passengers need to know? (CP24) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR_S...
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WestJet strike: What passengers should know? (CP24)
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 01/08/2026
MISINFORMATION ALERT The Canadian Press and CBC News have been publishing misinformation about what happens when WestJet cancels your flight. Affected passengers have substantial rights under the Air Passenger Protection Regulations and other federal legislation.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 31/07/2026
‘You’re essentially screwed:’ Why cancelling your own flight during a strike could cost you www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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‘You’re essentially screwed:’ Why cancelling your own flight during a strike could cost you
A couple who was forced to play planes, trains, and automobiles with their travel plans ahead of a strike by Air Canada flight attendants last summer say they’re still out $1,500, in a situation an ai...
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 31/07/2026
With a potential strike by WestJet flight attendants, and the subsequent flight disruptions, APR founder Gabor Lukacs says air travelers are in a better position if they sit tight for now FULL INTERVIEW: youtu.be/uQ5GaOU5g4o
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WestJet Disruption Threat: What Canadian Travelers Need to Know About Their Rights
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 31/07/2026
What to do if you’re travelling with WestJet in the coming days www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
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What to do if you’re travelling with WestJet in the coming days
The looming disruption of a possible WestJet strike is weighing on air travellers with plans to take off over the long weekend.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 30/07/2026
WestJet could begin cancelling flights ahead of a possible strike. Here’s what passengers need to know www.thestar.com/business/wes...
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WestJet could begin cancelling flights ahead of a possible strike. Here’s what passengers need to know
Even if a strike doesn’t end up happening, the 72-hour strike notice means WestJet could start cancelling flights pre-emptively, according to one expert.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 26/07/2026
WestJet Preemptive Flight Cancellations 2026: What Are My Rights? airpassengerrights.ca/en/blog/west...
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WestJet Preemptive Flight Cancellations 2026: What Are My Rights?
You are owed cash compensation, rebooking on competitors, meals, and accommodation. These cancellations are within the carrier's control and not...
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 20/07/2026
Ottawa built the henhouse. Now it's hiring the fox. Airline-picked judges to decide your complaints. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5zr...
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Airline-picked judges deciding your complaints: Ottawa built the henhouse, now it's hiring the fox.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 10/07/2026
Court rules confidentiality clause for air travel complaints violates Charter www.thestar.com/business/cou...
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Court rules confidentiality clause for air travel complaints violates Charter
An Ontario Superior Court judge has struck down a rule that blocks travellers from sharing the outcome of passenger complaints made to the country’s transport regulator.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 03/07/2026
Toronto chef waits 2.5 months to get compensated from Air Canada for ‘torn up’ bag www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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Toronto chef waits 2.5 months to get compensated from Air Canada for ‘torn up’ bag
It took two-and-a-half months for Michael Hunter to get reimbursed by Air Canada for his damaged luggage.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 26/05/2026
Critics blast proposal to outsource air passenger complaints, say system favours airlines Critics blast proposal to outsource air passenger complaints, say system favours airlines www.thestar.com/business/mp-...
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MP says Liberal plan to outsource air passenger complaints to third party will favour airlines
Transport Canada says the new dispute resolution system will deliver “faster and fairer outcomes for travellers.”
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 07/05/2026
"Jet fuel prices are not extraordinary circumstances", EU transport commissioner says. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Airlines still have to pay compensation if flights cancelled due to fuel crisis, EU says
Ryanair says that unlike others it will not be cancelling summer flights as it hedged fuel contracts before Iran war
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 04/05/2026
This mother says Air Canada ignored refund plea for months after her child's death www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...
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This mother says Air Canada ignored refund plea for months after her child's death | CBC News
A Nova Scotia mother says following her 10-year-old daughter’s death, Air Canada failed to refund one of the flights for a trip she'd planned for them, leaving her to chase down answers for months dur...
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 03/05/2026
VIDEO: Will new measures to clear backlog of air travel complaints work? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdi9...
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Will new measures to clear backlog of air travel complaints work? (CTV)
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 03/05/2026
VIDEO: Canada’s plan to privatize airports a ‘head scratching’ proposal: Air Passenger Rights founder www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oCk...
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Canada’s plan to privatize airports a ‘head scratching’ proposal: Air Passenger Rights founder (CTV)
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 01/05/2026
VIDEO: Do air passenger rights measures go far enough? Air Passenger Rights founder Dr. Gábor Lukács joins Global's Antony Robart to discuss new federal measures to protect air travelers, and whether they go far enough. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMwp...
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Do air passenger rights measures go far enough? (Global News)
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 01/05/2026
Oscar goes missing after Academy Award winner is blocked from taking it on flight www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Pavel Talankin's Oscar for Mr Nobody Against Putin goes missing on NY flight
The airline said it regrets the situation and was doing an urgent "comprehensive internal search" for the award.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 17/04/2026
Algorithmic pricing: Real problem or urban legend? www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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Concerns grow over ‘algorithmic pricing’ as federal motion fails, Alberta consumers weigh in
Growing concern over how companies use personal data to set prices is sparking debate across Canada, including among Alberta consumers, after a federal push to ban the practice failed in Parliament.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 16/04/2026
MISINFORMATION ALERT The article entitled "Air travel faces 'unprecedented' fuel crisis as war squeezes supply, experts warn" by Verity Stevenson contains material errors in the following section:
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 01/04/2026
Ottawa pressed regulator to give airlines a break on passenger compensation, records show www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Ottawa pressed regulator to give airlines a break on passenger compensation, records show
Regulator agreed to exempt carriers from cash penalties if flight disruptions arose from mechanical issues or labour strikes
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 31/03/2026
Minister Anita Anand and Transport Canada officials have been acting as the mouthpiece for the airlines, CBC investigation finds www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...
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Internal files show CTA to reduce $790 fee for passenger complaints after pressure from airlines, minister | CBC News
Internal documents show airlines and then Transport Minister Anita Anand pressed the Canadian Transportation Agency to scale back a proposed complaints fee — raising concerns about political interfere...
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 30/03/2026
WestJet told passengers flights were cancelled for safety. Records show the planes were swapped. "Refusing to pay passengers compensation on the basis of a shell game with aircraft is fraudulent," said Dr. Gabor Lukacs, APR's president. www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...
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WestJet told passengers flights were cancelled for safety. Records suggest otherwise | CBC News
Two WestJet passengers were denied compensation after being told their flights were cancelled for safety reasons. But flight records suggest the airline shuffled planes and avoided paying.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 24/03/2026
WATCH: Air passenger advocate reacts to LaGuardia Airport crash (Global News) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHAV...
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Air passenger advocate reacts to LaGuardia Airport crash (Global News)
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 11/03/2026
Canada's One-Man Air Force – and His Calculated Crusade Against Airlines www.donotpassgo.ca/p/canadas-on...
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Canada's One-Man Air Force – and His Calculated Crusade Against Airlines
For passenger rights activist Gabor Lukacs, fighting Air Canada, WestJet and the others is a big mathematical problem and an even bigger matter of principle
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 28/02/2026
Canada's airline regulator to probe recent flight disruptions in Puerto Vallarta www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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Canada's airline regulator to probe recent flight disruptions in Puerto Vallarta | CBC News
Canada's airline regulator says it will probe the recent flight disruptions that occurred in the popular tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 27/02/2026
‘Ghosted’: Canadians stranded in Puerto Vallarta say they are abandoned by WestJet globalnews.ca/news/1170876...
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‘Ghosted’: Canadians stranded in Puerto Vallarta say they are abandoned by WestJet | Globalnews.ca
British Columbians who were stuck in Mexico after violence erupted in Puerto Vallarta say they feel abandoned by WestJet with no help to get home.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 26/02/2026
WestJet is breaking federal regulations, abandoning passengers abroad calgary.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...
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‘I feel abandoned by WestJet’: Stranded Albertans struggle to get return flights home from Puerto Vallarta
Canadian airlines resume their operations in Puerto Vallarta, stranded Albertans still down there are in a race against time to get back. Edward Djan has more.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 11/02/2026
It takes an entire day to deal with a single air passenger complaint, Transport Canada director says www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
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It takes an entire day to deal with a single air passenger complaint, Transport Canada director says
Regulator faces backlog of 93,000 cases, while resolutions process can take more than a year to begin
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simon coulombe @coulsim.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
nice! Air France ended up paying my family 9600$ after they took off the Quebec-Paris plane at 2AM after we boarded it. They didnt have enough meals. The plane took off without us and ~40 other people and we got to our destination 2 days later.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 23/01/2026
Canadian airlines oppose court challenge seeking to make passenger complaint rulings public www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Canadian airlines oppose court challenge seeking to make passenger complaint rulings public
Advocacy group argues Canadians should have access to rulings from Canadian Transportation Agency
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 23/01/2026
Air Canada has to pay over $15,000 after two courts rule in Ottawa man's favour nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
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Air Canada has to pay over $15,000 after two courts rule in Ottawa man's favour
The court ruled against Air Canadas argument the passenger shouldn’t have booked replacement flights, but instead wait for the airline.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 23/01/2026
Canadian airlines push back against court challenge on passenger complaints www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
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Canadian airlines push back against court challenge on passenger complaints
Canada’s biggest airlines are opposing a court challenge to rules that advocates say muzzle travellers.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 22/01/2026
European Parliament stands behind air passenger rights www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
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European Parliament stands behind air passenger rights | News | European Parliament
MEPs want to maintain a traveller’s right to compensation for a three-hour delay while also pushing for simpler reimbursement procedures and free cabin luggage.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 18/01/2026
WATCH: Why taxpayers are still footing bill for airline complaints process? by Erica Johnson and @ana-kom.bsky.social www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews/vid...
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 17/01/2026
How flying in Canada went from glitz and glamour to cramped misery — and how we can fix it www.thestar.com/business/how...
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How flying in Canada went from glitz and glamour to cramped misery — and how we can fix it
The flying experience in Canada went from airplane dance clubs to seats that taller travellers struggle to fit in. How did we get here?
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 17/01/2026
WestJet’s reconfigured planes are perfect – if you’re a toddler, or a glutton for punishment www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: WestJet’s reconfigured planes are perfect – if you’re a toddler, or a glutton for punishment
Enjoy all of the features of an ultra-low-cost carrier, without the actual ultra-low-cost fare
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 13/01/2026
Air passengers should keep their rights, say MEPs www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
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Air passengers should keep their rights, say MEPs | News | European Parliament
Transport MEPs reviewing air passenger rights refuse to roll back on compensation for a three-hour delay and push for free cabin luggage and more rights for vulnerable travellers.
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 12/01/2026
Government documents suggest Ottawa stalled airline fee meant to fund passenger complaints system Records show Transport Canada and transport ministers trying to delay fee implementation www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...
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Internal documents show Ottawa pushed to delay airline complaint fee — as taxpayers foot $30M for system | CBC News
Over two and a half years ago, Parliament ordered the Canadian Transportation Agency to create a fee airlines would pay to cover some of the roughly $30-million taxpayer cost to process air passenger ...
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 23/12/2025
Ryanair fined €256mn in Italy for ‘abusive strategy’ against online travel agents www.ft.com/content/5c83...
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Ryanair fined €256mn in Italy for ‘abusive strategy’ against online travel agents
Airline plans to appeal against competition authority’s ‘bizarre’ and ‘unsound’ ruling
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Air Passenger Rights @airpassengerrights.ca · 22/12/2025
MISINFORMATION ALERT CBC's article entitled "Air passengers are more likely to become unruly during the holidays. The data proves it" contains unsubstantiated conclusions. The report is based on a flawed methodology. @graemebruce.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Air passengers are more likely to become unruly during the holidays. The data proves it | CBC News
A CBC News analysis of more than 340,000 aviation events going back a quarter century shows that reports of disruptive passengers on commercial airliners is most common around the holidays.
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