Air Canada is appealing a decision by the country’s transport regulator that seeks to boost accessibility for travellers living with a disability.
The move at the Federal Court of Appeal aims to overturn orders from the Canadian Transportation Agency requiring the airline to accommodate passengers whose power wheelchairs don’t fit through the cargo door of a scheduled plane.
The agency told Air Canada to either find similar flights on a comparable route or swap in a plane that can carry the electric wheelchairs, as long as the customer makes the request three weeks in advance.
Air Canada’s appeal of the plane substitution order prolongs
