Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, January 11, 2024 7:33PM EST
MONTREAL – Air Canada has appealed a decision by the country’s transport regulator that seeks to boost accessibility for travellers living with a disability.
If successful, the move would overturn a requirement to fully accommodate passengers whose wheelchairs are too large to move into airplane cargo holds.
The Canadian Transportation Agency’s ruling marks the culmination of a case that has dragged on since 2016, when flier Tim Rose was told his power wheelchair wouldn’t fit on the aircraft, preventing him from travelling to Ohio as planned.
After a series of decisions, the regulator ruled in 2023 that Air Canada must either find…
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