Super 80 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Moeman's deleted post alleged a headbutt, the above screen shot says a flight attendant was tackled. I don't think there is an airline in the civilized world that would shun police involvement in either situation in the name of an expedited departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeman Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Super 80 said: Moeman's deleted post alleged a headbutt, the above screen shot says a flight attendant was tackled. I don't think there is an airline in the civilized world that would shun police involvement in either situation in the name of an expedited departure. It was a headbutt to the chest that the person had written, not an actual headbutt, which meshes with the other reference to an attempt to tackle. The comment was subsequently deleted, so I removed my reference to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD2 Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 Probably not very good news on the eve of Air Canada's application to buy a French-speaking company in Quebec! Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lynda-michel-thibodeau-french-language-rights-air-canada-1.5265126 Air Canada ordered to pay French-speaking couple $21K over language violations The Federal Court has ordered Air Canada to pay $21,000 to an Ottawa couple for repeated violations of their French-language rights, including seatbelts on which the instruction to "lift" the buckle was marked only in English. Michel and Lynda Thibodeau filed 22 complaints in 2016 The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 29, 2019 6:46 PM ET | Last Updated: August 29 Air Canada has been ordered to pay Lynda and Michel Thibodeau $21,000 and write them letters of apology after they complained about repeated violations of their French-language rights. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) The Federal Court has ordered Air Canada to pay $21,000 to an Ottawa couple for repeated violations of their French-language language rights, including seatbelts on which the instruction to "lift" the buckle was marked only in English. Michel and Lynda Thibodeau filed 22 complaints in 2016 with the commissioner of official languages for alleged offences under the Official Languages Act. The pair complained that planes' emergency exit door signs were either in English only, or the English words were in larger font than the French ones. They noted seatbelts were engraved with the word "lift" with no French-language equivalent. They also complained that a French-language boarding announcement made at the airport in Fredericton was not as detailed as the English-language one. The two say Air Canada systematically violated the linguistic rights of francophones. Apology ordered Following the ruling, Michel Thibodeau told CBC News that he and his wife were "very happy" with the outcome. "The law is very clear that in Canada [for] francophones and anglophones, the language rights are protected by the Charter. And signage must be of equal quality," he said. "My expectation is that within a couple of months, we will be able to fly on any Air Canada plane, and finally signage will be in both official languages." The airline argued the Thibodeaus were interpreting the Official Languages Act too strictly, and claimed the law doesn't require it to treat the two languages identically but in a substantially similar way. On the issue of the seatbelt, it was the manufacturer's decision to mark the word "lift," Air Canada said, noting that a fully bilingual message on how to use a seatbelt is delivered before takeoff. Federal Court Justice Martine St-Louis disagreed. She ordered the airline to write letters of apology to both complainants and to pay them damages totalling $21,000. No plans to stop flying airline The Thibodeaus have complained about Air Canada's language act violations before. Their last legal case against the airline went to the Supreme Court of Canada. The two lost, however, after the country's highest court ruled Air Canada didn't have to respect the language laws on international flights. Michel and Lynda Thibodeau awarded no money over lack of French on Air Canada flight Despite their multiple legal battles with the airline, Michel Thibodeau said he and his wife have no plans to stop flying Air Canada. "It's not me that should be changing airlines," he said. "It's [Air Canada] that should be serving francophone customers in the same way that you're serving anglophone customers." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
better4me Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 On 8/19/2019 at 11:58 AM, Super 80 said: Moeman's deleted post alleged a headbutt, the above screen shot says a flight attendant was tackled. I don't think there is an airline in the civilized world that would shun police involvement in either situation in the name of an expedited departure. Completely off topic, but shouldn't Super 80 be revealing a new handle seeing as AA is retiring the last mad dog today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 The courts need to stop allowing these frivolous lawsuits to move ahead. You know they are just gaming the system for monetary gain and nothing else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 1 hour ago, better4me said: Completely off topic, but shouldn't Super 80 be revealing a new handle seeing as AA is retiring the last mad dog today. How about Mediocre MAX 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Super 80 said: How about Mediocre MAX 8 Well, American was looking at used 319s for a replacement, perhaps then "Retro 319" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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