Originally Posted by
eigenvector
For what it's worth, I think AC pulled a brilliant move by sending out the "confirm your travel plans" emails - they got a huge number of people to cancel voluntarily and likely exclude themselves from benefiting in any future regulatory action on involuntary cancellations. I bet the US3 wish they had thought of that before April 3.
I wonder what AC would do if pushed to the corner about refunding. Could they maintain flights as scheduled even though they know full well they will be cancelled, as a ruse to get most people to cancel first or no show, and only cancel the flights 1 hour before departure ?
EDIT: More media coverage:
La Presse:
Avant de voler au secours de l’industrie du voyage
Global News:
Canadian air travellers angry at federal government for not ordering refunds
Global News:
Coronavirus: Travel companies not issuing refunds