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Air Transportation

During question period on air transportation, Dan Albas of the Conservatives raised a CBC News report about passengers being denied compensation after Air Canada swapped aircraft and attributed cancellations to safety. He argued that airlines should not be able to use aircraft swaps to avoid paying compensation, said Parliament gave the government authority to close this loophole in 2023, and asked the minister to act immediately. Parliamentary Secretary Mike Kelloway replied that Canada’s air passenger protection rules are designed to protect passengers while treating safety as the priority, that airlines make their own operational and safety decisions, and that the government expects airlines to apply the rules responsibly and give passengers clear, accurate information about delays and cancellations.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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