FLIGHT RIGHTS

Didn’t think it could be any worse than snakes on a plane? There’s even more drama than ever when boarding an aircraft these days. Judy Gerstel investigates

MARC GARNEAU KNOWS a thing or two about the hazards and discomforts of careening through space high above our planet. Maybe that’s why the former astronaut and current minister of transport sponsored a bill in Parliament meant to protect the rights of air passengers. Bill C-49, also known as the Transportation Modernization Act, received Royal Assent last May although it has yet to be fully implemented. Nate Laurie, a retired journalist and economist living in Waterloo, Ont., also knows something about the hazards and discomforts of careening through space as an airline passenger. “It’s such an unpleasant experience,” he says. “People are treated like cattle.” Even worse, Laurie complained, was being squashed into an airplane seat and not flying through space. “The pilot told us Delta had forgotten those Canadian customs forms,” he…

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