Bill C-310

Have you heard of Bill C-310?

It is a private member's bill brought into Parliament to force Airline carriers in Canada to compensate travellers for unreasonable delays. For example, $500 for each hour you have to wait on the tarmac. $1200 if you taken off a flight longer than 3500 kms. Refreshments during waits, air circulation and what now.

At first Air Canada and Westjet considered this outrageous and stated that the bill will completely make it unreasonable for them to provide proper, safe services. It would be too costly and in the end the consumers will suffer.
That didn't work. The Bill went through first readings.

What came next?

Air Canada came up with there OWN Flight Rights for Passengers. To stop this bill from passing Air Canada and all the other major flight carriers in Canada came up with rules that would make the flying experience better.

Have we not learned? Self policing doesn't work! Look at the Insurance companies, medical doctors, the Police itself. They never find themselves at fault and at the end of the day consumers suffer.

I personally say YES to Bill C-310! I'm tried of being Air Canada's bitch. It's time we got treated like a valued customer!

Until next time...