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Air Canada logos are seen on the tails of planes at the airport in Montreal, Que., Monday, June 26, 2023. The head of Air Canada is slated to come before a transport committee hearing on accessibility after incidents last year that drew scathing criticism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Lawmakers took Air Canada’s CEO to task on Monday over “shocking” and “scandalous” failures to accommodate passengers living with disabilities.
At a House of Commons committee hearing on services for Canadians with disabilities, chief executive Michael Rousseau faced a barrage of questions over reports of passenger mistreatment during the past year.
Vice-chair Tracy Gray cited several “shocking” incidents from 2023: “An Air Canada passenger had a lift fall on her head and her ventilator was disconnected; Air Canada leaving Canada’s own chief accessibility officer’s wheelchair behind on a cross-Canada flight … and a man was dropped and injured when Air Canada staff…
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