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Air Canada has to pay $15,000 to a couple because the word 'lift' was not engraved on seatbelts in French

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(CNN) — Despite a growing litany of complaints about air travel, passengers continue to pay for the convenience of flying. A recent complaint turned lawsuit, however, led to a windfall for two travelers -- not the airline. This week, the Federal Court ordered Air Canada to pay more than $15,000 ($21,000 CAD) and send formal apology letters to a French-speaking couple in Ottawa for repeated language equality violations. The lawsuit concerned more than 22 complaints that Michel and Lynda Thibodeau… (www.cnn.com) और अधिक...

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yr2012
matt jensen 27
These people are chronic complainers. Do they expect Air Creebec or First Air to also accede to their ridiculous requests?
"The couple also alleged violations of their French language rights on the airline in 2005, 2011 and 2012."
siriusloon
siriusloon 15
I bet they're fluently bilingual, too. Many Quebecers speak "Franglais". They use many English words mixed into their French, like "C'est le weekend", "Ou est le screwdriver", and "Je suis un shoe salesman".
lotser68
serge LOTH 1
totally right with you;.. sirius
airuphere
airuphere 6
You made me think of the sked from Kingston to Moosefactory.. B1900.. lol definitely not “equal language representation” on those signs and announcements
jdriskell
James Driskell 21
lotser68
serge LOTH 1
there is no other world , and the airlines are "fragiles" on that side...
nasdisco
Chris B 19
Air Canada have no obligation to accept them as paying customers....
yr2012
matt jensen 4
Dubslow
Dubslow -6
they do have an obligation to follow the laws of the country tho
lotser68
serge LOTH 0
When ...ejection seat during the flights for these passengers... preference from FL270..
Highflyer1950
Highflyer1950 13
I wonder what a “blind” french person would do? Demand french braille on the buckle as well. This couple is
so stubborn and a pain in the ass I’ll bet they would just sit there and burn if the cockpit ever gave an “evacuation” command and they waited for “ d’evacuation d’urgence”.......such crap!
wireguy
Gerald Beaudoin 6
And then let natural species selection take place.
30west
30west 11
I'm devasted after reading the article...I found out that I'm a Anglophone!
bentwing60
bentwing60 -4
I guess I'd rather be an Iphone, better breeding. LOL
ray4445
Raymond Fredell 1
And all this time I thought I was Human...
ssobol
Stefan Sobol 9
Since one of their claims was that the safety briefing in French was less detailed than the one in English, the couple suing was clearly bilingual.
airuphere
airuphere 9
The seat belts were not bilingual?!? I’m sure Aircanada gets them with “lift” engraved their not gonna put a sticker on everyone.. We should all know how to operate a belt.. the safety card has that in both languages.. maybe a pictorial now “hand with arrow”..

I love how in our country every where but Quebec has to be Eng and French, yet Quebec is all French.. one province has so much power..

Also - this is third time this couple has filed complaints.. last two times rejected.. must of got a sympathetic judge this time.. bs
yr2012
matt jensen 6
I wish they had seceded, then life could go on in English
isacarale
isacarale 2
C'est a cause de cons comme vous et vos semblables que le monde va si mal.
Passez une bonne journée.
topgunnh
Peter McGrath -1
C'est à cause de libéraux comme vous et vos semblables que le monde est tellement en désordre!
Bonne journée.
isacarale
isacarale 0
Vous avez raison sur ce point "le monde va mal" mais n'oubliez pas que c'est un monde anglophone qui le gouverne. Je ne suis pas xénophobe contrairement a certains anglophones. Et je ne suis pas non plus libéral mais ouvert d'esprit ce qui est différent.
wireguy
Gerald Beaudoin 8
"And I always thought you had to squeeze, twist, then push to release !" If they are not intelligent enough to figure out how to operate an aircraft seat belt buckle in 2019, then perhaps they should stay on the ground. Speaks volumes about their intelligence and the intelligence of the court!
fleigle
Max Perry 7
Mon Dieu, Ils sont enfentes !!!!
My God, they are children.
Excuse my ffrench... sue me !!!!
JimHeslop
Jim Heslop 1
Lol! So what’s next? Lavatories being identified with ‘Oui-Oui’ signs so they don’t use the cockpit door?
siriusloon
siriusloon 18
This has far more to do with pain-in-the-ass Quebecers than it does with aviation. Many of them specialise in having a woe-is-me persecution complex and if they don't get 1000% of everything *exactly* the way they want it, they head to the Human Rights Commission and the courts.

Quebec, by the way, is the same province that bans signs in English and has recently banned religious symbols in the workplace -- except for Roman catholic ones, that is.

Air Canada should send the cheque in a letter banning them from flying with the airline until the end of time. It would be worth the 21 grand.
Dubaidxb
Charles Szabo 3
It's called a perpetual inferiority complex.
sicamore
sicamore 1
"Quebec, by the way, is the same province that bans signs in English and has recently banned religious symbols in the workplace"

I live in Quebec. Are you sure of your statement?
VivPike
Viv Pike 6
This is hilarious ... could be somewhat "problematic" in our country. We have 11 (yes, eleven) official languages. Can you just imagine the word "LIFT" engraved in 11 languages on the seat-belt buckle? I wonder what is engraved on the buckle on Air France aircraft?
linbb
linbb 3
Well the new decorations on cabin walls soon will be solved by all of the require writing and symbols so anyone can read it.
ravanviman
hal pushpak 1
Ha! Good one! I had to look this up. Apparently AF's Airbus and Boeings have this:
https://www.alamy.com/air-france-airbus-321-seat-belt-geneva-switzerland-image222627427.html
And 777 buckle if you scroll through this article:
https://thepointsguy.com/reviews/air-france-777-economy-bos-cdg/
There's also a photo of an AF Concorde buckle. It just says "Concorde" -- possibly the same on BOAC
mutrock
Mark Kortum 11
Reminds me of the recorded pre-flight video on Virgin America when they were still a thing. Before demonstrating the seat belt operation the flight attendant in the video prefaced his instructions with something like: "For the one hundredth of one percent of you who do not know how to operate a seat belt"
KobeHunte
Kobe Hunte 5
Where oh where is the common sense?
TiredTom
Tom Bruce 9
chrisrobey
CHRIS ROBEY 4
Good point re the buckles on AF a/c Viv!
toz100
Maximilian Steinhauser 3
Oh boy I can see a business model. Being from southern Germany I will insist on seat belt buckle engravings in Bavarian dialect.
cmuncy
Chris Muncy 3
The only positive in this article from the "professional complainers" is that some of their monetary awards were stripped from them.
Bernie20910
Bernie20910 3
The simple solution would be to put a sticker on the buckle showing how to open it in pictures only. I'm sure they could look to IKEA instruction booklets for examples of how to do this and on new buckles in the future have no engraving at all.
mutrock
Mark Kortum 4
They could put similar pictures in their airplane bathrooms instructing people how to go. I want to design those!
fitz6720
kevin fitzpatrick 3
This is probably the same dope that wants to bring his minature pet service horse on board...
ToddBaldwin3
ToddBaldwin3 3
watkinssusan
mary susan watkins 5
I was always told,even by airline people themselves and of course atc personnel, that the universal language of flight is English..this proves Canadians also file "frivolous" lawsuits..back in the "olden days", when pan am was still flying, they used to require flight attendants to be bi- lingual in at least one other language than English...flight attendants,however, have always given a "visual" presentation of seat belt use,emergency exits,oxygen masks etcetera,and that doenst require language!
chrisrobey
CHRIS ROBEY 5
People are finally waking up to PC with stuff like this...
siriusloon
siriusloon 3
I think you mean PPC. They have a professional persecution complex, but are the most racist pricks in Canada.
mutrock
Mark Kortum 2
Methinks they doth protest too much.
leedwyer
Lee Dwyer 5
Disgraceful. It is all about money. How much can we get.
isardriver
isardriver 5
for the court to side on this is just as bad as the idiots complaining - unreal
williamscottrobertson
William Robertson 2
Reminds me of the movie “Canadian Bacon” truck scene.
barrysjmc
STEPHEN BARRY 2
It was not their first flight.They knew full well how to open the safety belt.

jackwmay
Jack May 2
Has anyone not used seat belts in a car? They're just pricks.
jackwmay
Jack May 2
Are these people also confused by a seat belt in a car?
ferminbf
ferminbf 2
There´s always people trying to sue any company as long as it can get some money. Any reason is worthy. If you don’t have any, just invent it. That’s it.
spdmrcht
Ron Lorenz 2
Yah find these Pro's, every where!
linbb
linbb 4
You have to be kidding what an idiot court decision should be taken to a higher court as that can spell real trouble.
What is next having to add other dialects to satisfy other people? Soon they will have to divide aircraft cabins into sections with proper wording and signs so they can be read by anyone...…………………...um wow is about the best I can do...………..DUMB
withersfamily
Lee Withers 4
Did you note the name of the Justice? That may say something.
Dubaidxb
Charles Szabo 3
My question is where the flight originated and to where it was going? More than likely somewhere non French speaking. It disgusts me how the court even allowed this joke of a claim, but wait what was the name of the judge?
waterman15
Dave Nosek 1
Pretty sure they will be on Air Canada's no fly list if there not already.
JimHeslop
Jim Heslop 1
Better yet, post ‘Oui-Oui’ signs on the lavatory door so they dont get confused with the cockpit door!
JimHeslop
Jim Heslop 1
Let me guess....they were offended! If its not a logically and instinctive action to undo the seatbelt when you NEED it, if you did not PAY ATTENTION during the safety briefing, please...stay strapped in while the rest of us get out!
Whats next...braille...en french?
HunterOfHunters
HunterOfHunters 1
Full text of the court documents.

http://canlii.ca/t/gf323
HunterOfHunters
HunterOfHunters 1
Oops. My bad. This is the current case file.


http://canlii.ca/t/gf323
HunterOfHunters
HunterOfHunters 1
Gaaah!

http://canlii.ca/t/j25dq
sonolisto
Serge Beauchemin 1
It is’nt a reason to be a hater...

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