Ottawa Says Federal Support for Airline Industry Contingent on Refunding Customers

Ottawa Says Federal Support for Airline Industry Contingent on Refunding Customers
Minister of Transport Marc Garneau responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Nov. 3, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—New federal support for Canada’s pandemic−battered airline industry will be contingent on carriers providing refunds to passengers whose flights were cancelled, the government announced on Sunday.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau laid out the requirement as he announced that Ottawa is ready to respond to the sector’s desperate pleas for federal assistance by launching talks later this week.