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Apr 1, 2020 | 6:09 pm

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Originally Posted by mahasamatman

Sorry, it turns out the Canadian Transportation Agency has already ruled that airlines do not need to provide cash refunds for flight cancellations, effective 25 March. https://onemileatatime.com/canada-re...ght-cancelled/

But unlike in the US, where the DOT is the end of all issues, the CTA and its "statements" (I do not see the word "ruling" anywhere) are not legally binding. It just means you won't win in CTA arbitration. It doesn't mean you won't win in court.