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B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has dismissed a man’s $1,354 claim he said was a result of a flight delay.
Scott Heath Juniper bought a travel ticket from Air Canada April 30, 2022 for travel on June 3, 2022, from Kelowna to Amsterdam, tribunal member Micah Carmody’s Dec. 19 decision said.
Air Canada cancelled Juniper’s flight the same day he was supposed to fly and rebooked him on a flight one day later.
Juniper claimed $1,000 as compensation for the flight delay, $260 for ground transportation and $94.85 for meals.
On May 28, 2022, Air Canada advised Juniper that his itinerary had changed.
“The revised itinerary meant Mr. Juniper left later, arrived earlier, and had only one stop,” Carmody said.
Juniper argued that if Air Canada had not changed his original itinerary, he would not have experienced any delays on his travel date.
“I disagree,” Carmody said. “The evidence shows that a partner airline changed a connecting flight, so…
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