The National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) is criticizing Ottawa’s proposed new rules on responses to flight disruptions, saying they “fall short” of addressing Canadians’ concerns.
NACC President and CEO Jeff Morrison said the solutions recently proposed by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) are costly and do not take the “complex” operations of airlines into consideration.
“If adopted, they would impact affordability and connectivity for Canadians,” he said in a Dec. 23 press release.
Morrison said the CTA heard from a variety of organizations in 2023, which shared their concerns about the negative impact the proposals would have on regional connectivity, the cost of air travel, and the ability of airlines to meet regulatory requirements….