[HN Gopher] Air Canada ordered to pay couple $2k. Instead, it's ...
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       Air Canada ordered to pay couple $2k. Instead, it's taking them to
       court
        
       Author : jabsters
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2024-06-04 20:03 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | tedunangst wrote:
       | > Air Canada's Fitzpatrick says launching the case was the only
       | way the airline could get clarity on the new CTA officers'
       | obligations when assessing evidence. ... The CTA has asked the
       | court for permission to participate in the case but Air Canada is
       | fighting the request.
       | 
       | Weird that you would be opposed to participation of the very
       | people you're seeking clarity on.
        
         | nickff wrote:
         | It seems like they're looking for a judge's opinion the CTA
         | officers' obligations, not the CTA's view.
        
       | scohesc wrote:
       | It's obvious that Air Canada is trying to avoid setting precedent
       | for what qualifies for compensation here.
       | 
       | Canada has a foul domestic airline industry. More times than not
       | from what I've looked at and read - it's cheaper to fly domestic
       | in Canada by picking an international flight that has a layover
       | in the USA than it is to fly solely domestic in Canada - with all
       | the extra fees, charges, etc. etc. etc.
       | 
       | Just a side effect of the government and oligopolies in Canada
       | turning the screws trying to extract more and more money out of
       | their citizens.
        
       | lolc wrote:
       | > He [Air Canada's Fitzpatrick] added that the Dyczkowskis won't
       | be on the hook for legal fees if the airline is victorious.
       | 
       | Sounds alright, doesn't it?
       | 
       | > The Dyczkowskis' lawyer, Peter Choe, who is working pro bono,
       | 
       | So they need a lawyer working pro bono for them to not have legal
       | fees. Got it.
        
       | maximinus_thrax wrote:
       | What's going on with Air Canada? Off the top of my head, they've
       | been in the news a couple of times recently for some very nasty
       | stuff:
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       | https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/air-canada-vomit-apology-...
       | with extra customer care:
       | 
       | > Benson goes on to relate how a pilot then came down the plane
       | to speak to the passengers, telling them that "they could leave
       | the plane... and organize flights on their own dime, or they
       | would be escorted off the plane by security and placed on a no
       | fly list!"
       | 
       | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/30/air-canada-whe...
       | 
       | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/16/air-canada-cha...
        
       | anon373839 wrote:
       | > Fitzpatrick said Air Canada didn't target the CTA because
       | that's how Canada's judicial system works.
       | 
       | > "The original case was between the passenger and Air Canada,
       | therefore the review of the decision is between the same
       | parties," he said.
       | 
       | Any Canadian lawyers care to comment if this is actually a
       | special requirement of Canadian law? In the US, you sue the
       | agency to challenge an administrative order. Suing the aggrieved
       | individual sure sounds like a tactic to dissuade others from
       | making complaints.
        
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