Tag: COVID Air Travel

New Air Passenger Protection Rules Come Into Effect Thursday

September 8, 2022
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New Air Passenger Protection Regulations go into effect today. The update comes as the Canadian Transport Agency tries to close a loophole that left some passengers unable to secure cash refunds after pandemic-related flight cancellations. Starting Thursday, airlines will be required to issue a full refund for cancellations and delays if passengers are not placed…

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9 Flight Attendants File Lawsuit Against CDC Over Federal Transportation Mask Mandate

March 28, 2022
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In the wake of a lawsuit recently filed by 10 airline pilots, nine flight attendants have filed suit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the ongoing federal transportation mask mandate. The 61-page complaint (pdf), filed March 24 in the U.S. District…

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New Rules Appear to Push International Air Travel Down Even Further Than Pre Pandemic

March 2, 2021
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OTTAWA—Canada’s new COVID-19 testing and quarantine rules for international air travellers appear to have convinced even more would-be travellers to stay put in recent weeks. In the last two weeks of January international arrivals fell to 106,000 people, and in the first two weeks of February, the figure fell further to 94,000 people, according to…

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