LaGuardia Crash Survivors Could Sue Air Canada for up to Nearly $300K, Advocate Says

Airport firefighters remove loose debris from the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet, on March 25, 2026, just off the runway where it had collided with a Port Authority fire truck Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura

Aviation law experts say Air Canada passengers injured in the fatal collision at the LaGuardia Airport on Sunday have various legal options.

Gabor Lukacs, a passenger rights advocate, says Air Canada could be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars per passenger.