Canada will introduce new legislation this spring that will address the problem of travellers being bumped from flights.
Yesterday’s announcement came during a social media frenzy over a man being dragged off a United Airlines flight in Chicago because he refused to be bumped.
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The man is seen in a video screaming as passengers question why he is being treated like that.
A spokesman for Transport Minister Marc Garneau says bumping rules will be included in an air passenger bill of rights that was promised last fall.
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It is aimed at crafting clear, minimum requirements for compensation when flights are oversold or luggage lost.
Marc Roy declined, however, to say if the legislation would set industry-wide standards or raise compensation to levels offered in the United States or Europe.
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Garneau would not comment directly on the incident aboard a United Airlines flight Sunday.
Passenger rights advocate Gabor Lukacs said the “troubling” video highlights the need for greater consumer protection.
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