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Fare deal for obese air travellers | NEWS.com.au
A CANADIAN tribunal has ordered domestic airlines to charge clinically obese or disabled passengers accompanied by an attendant only one ticket to fly, even if they take up two or more seats.
Under the Canadian Transportation Agency ruling, airlines have one year to bring in a "one-person-one-fare" policy for persons with severe disabilities who require two seats to accommodate them.
It also applies to disabled persons who need a medical attendant seated with them on flights.
However, it is up to the airlines themselves to come up with a screening process to assess eligibility, said the agency.
The decision follows a 2002 complaint and lawsuits by an obese woman and two severely disabled people, backed by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, who had requested extra seats on flights for themselves or attendants at no extra cost, but were denied.
In a statement, the Canadian Transportation Agency said its ruling is "based on longstanding principles of equal access to transportation services for persons with disabilities, regardless of the nature of the disability."
It also respects related high court and federal court decisions.
Fare deal for obese air travellers | NEWS.com.au
A CANADIAN tribunal has ordered domestic airlines to charge clinically obese or disabled passengers accompanied by an attendant only one ticket to fly, even if they take up two or more seats.
Under the Canadian Transportation Agency ruling, airlines have one year to bring in a "one-person-one-fare" policy for persons with severe disabilities who require two seats to accommodate them.
It also applies to disabled persons who need a medical attendant seated with them on flights.
However, it is up to the airlines themselves to come up with a screening process to assess eligibility, said the agency.
The decision follows a 2002 complaint and lawsuits by an obese woman and two severely disabled people, backed by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, who had requested extra seats on flights for themselves or attendants at no extra cost, but were denied.
In a statement, the Canadian Transportation Agency said its ruling is "based on longstanding principles of equal access to transportation services for persons with disabilities, regardless of the nature of the disability."
It also respects related high court and federal court decisions.