Judge Orders Air Canada to Pay Passengers $10M in Damages in Class Action

Judge Orders Air Canada to Pay Passengers $10M in Damages in Class Action
Travellers check in at Trudeau airport in Montreal on the day Air Canada implements carry-on-fees for basic fare tickets, on Jan. 3, 2025. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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The Quebec Court of Appeal has ordered Air Canada to pay passengers more than $10 million in damages in a class-action lawsuit that alleged they charged more than the ticket price advertised.

In a ruling Tuesday, Justice Judith Harvie wrote that Air Canada showed “ignorance and laxity” when the airline concluded it was exempt from a provincial Consumer Protection Act provision because air transport generally falls under federal jurisdiction.