Canadian Airlines Among Carriers Asking Appeal Court to Quash Passenger Rights Rules

Canadian Airlines Among Carriers Asking Appeal Court to Quash Passenger Rights Rules
Passengers wait to have their bags checked-in at Montreal–Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Dec. 19, 2020. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
The Canadian Press
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Canadian airlines asked a Federal Court of Appeal panel Wednesday to quash rules that bolster compensation for passengers subjected to delayed flights and damaged luggage.

Air Canada and Porter Airlines Inc., along with 16 other appellants that include the International Air Transport Association—IATA has about 290 member airlines—argue that the country’s three-year-old passenger rights charter violates global standards and should be rendered invalid for international flights.