Canada unveils airline passenger bill of rights
Canada’s newly released passenger bill of rights proposal will ban airlines from removing fliers due to overbooking.
It forms part of a slew of transportation amendments which sets out minimum compensation applicable for passengers who volunteer to give up their seat during overbooking.
"We heard recent news reports about shoddy treatment of air passengers. Such incidents will not be tolerated in Canada. When Canadians buy an airline ticket they expect the airline to keep its part of the deal," said transportation minister Marc Garneau.
It also details what airlines must do during long delays on the tarmac, seat children near a parent at no extra charge and beef up standards for transporting musical instruments.
Canada also proposes to up the maximum limit on airline foreign ownership from 25% to 49%.
If the measures are passed by parliament they would take effect in 2018.
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