Transport Minister urges airlines to stop separating parents, children
Jul 27, 2016, 10:17 am
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Looks like Air Canada quietly updated their seat selection policy
According to THIS link at aircanada.com
Passengers travelling with children under the age of 12 will receive complimentary seat assignment ensuring children are seated adjacent to an adult/guardian travelling with them. Customers may contact Air Canada Reservations directly to be seated or review their reservation 36 hours after booking to validate their seat assignments. Customers should always indicate in their booking they are travelling with children.
According to THIS link at aircanada.com
Passengers travelling with children under the age of 12 will receive complimentary seat assignment ensuring children are seated adjacent to an adult/guardian travelling with them. Customers may contact Air Canada Reservations directly to be seated or review their reservation 36 hours after booking to validate their seat assignments. Customers should always indicate in their booking they are travelling with children.
Jul 27, 2016, 10:37 am
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Jul 27, 2016, 11:12 am
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Looks like Air Canada quietly updated their seat selection policy
According to THIS link at aircanada.com
Passengers travelling with children under the age of 12 will receive complimentary seat assignment ensuring children are seated adjacent to an adult/guardian travelling with them. Customers may contact Air Canada Reservations directly to be seated or review their reservation 36 hours after booking to validate their seat assignments. Customers should always indicate in their booking they are travelling with children.
According to THIS link at aircanada.com
Passengers travelling with children under the age of 12 will receive complimentary seat assignment ensuring children are seated adjacent to an adult/guardian travelling with them. Customers may contact Air Canada Reservations directly to be seated or review their reservation 36 hours after booking to validate their seat assignments. Customers should always indicate in their booking they are travelling with children.
Jul 27, 2016, 11:45 am
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Wrong. Good to see that the Transport Minister got enough complaints and notifications from Canadians to "urge" Air Canada to do the right thing.
While I am not Canadian (former resident, landed inmigrant) the term "urges" from the Transport Minister is shorthand for 'fix this now, or we draft legislation'.
Thank you Lisa Raitt for forcing AC to allow logic to prevail.
While I am not Canadian (former resident, landed inmigrant) the term "urges" from the Transport Minister is shorthand for 'fix this now, or we draft legislation'.
Thank you Lisa Raitt for forcing AC to allow logic to prevail.
Jul 27, 2016, 12:11 pm
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Wrong. Good to see that the Transport Minister got enough complaints and notifications from Canadians to "urge" Air Canada to do the right thing.
While I am not Canadian (former resident, landed inmigrant) the term "urges" from the Transport Minister is shorthand for 'fix this now, or we draft legislation'.
Thank you Lisa Raitt for forcing AC to allow logic to prevail.
While I am not Canadian (former resident, landed inmigrant) the term "urges" from the Transport Minister is shorthand for 'fix this now, or we draft legislation'.
Thank you Lisa Raitt for forcing AC to allow logic to prevail.
Btw, there was a slight change in government last year, Marc Garneau is at Transport now.
Cheers
Jul 28, 2016, 6:32 am
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The policy change was announced 30th April as was noted in post #260 of this thread.
Jul 29, 2016, 10:54 pm
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Common sense is, to me, if you can't pay seat assignment fees (or be exempt from them) when going on holiday with your children, you can't afford the holiday.
Last edited by tcook052; Jul 30, 2016 at 6:33 am Reason: off topic
Jul 30, 2016, 2:14 am
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It's a principal thing... if the airline says my child under 12 can't fly alone, why does the airline split us up in seat assignment?
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Jul 30, 2016, 4:47 am
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Really? What does being able to afford have to do with anything? Some charges are unfair or unreasonable even if you can afford them.
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Jul 30, 2016, 6:35 am
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Jul 30, 2016, 9:23 am
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Jul 30, 2016, 11:13 am
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