New regulations requiring airlines to provide help and compensation to passengers stuck on tarmacs for hours will kick in on July 15.
According to Fedearl Transport Minister Marc Garneau,the new rules in the government's passenger bill of rights will also require airlines to pay up to $2,400 for anyone who is denied boarding for situations within an airline's control, and up to $2,100 for lost or damaged luggage.
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However, travellers will have to wait until mid-December for rules that will require airlines to seat parents beside or near their children at no extra cost, as well as compensation for cancellations
Garneau says the rules and timelines aim to strike a balance between being fair to passengers and to air carriers.
He calls the rules around cancellations "more complex requirements" that necessitate a longer runway so airlines can draw up and implement new policies.
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— With files from The Canadian Press