There are the mandated penalties for late arrivals. Diverting could result in a 24h delay for ~250 passengers which could mean a 250k fine

Except despite all the BS reasons AC says flights are outside of their control, this one is definitely outside their control.

So that doesn't hold.I wonder what their decision was based on.

Cost to divert in the article was $900,000. So less than that.

Eh, doesn't matter how expensive it is they'll just increase ticket prices. It's not like there's much competition or incentive for air Canada to improve things.

I'd wager less than the fundamental things required to sustain it.

I think you mean renationalize ... Mulroney sold it off in '88 after deregulating airfares and letting airlines abandon uneconomic routes. And Ottawa bailed out AC during COVID, buying up almost 10% of the shares.

My guess is nationalization is on the table.

Canada would operate perfectly fine with nationalized airlines, telecoms, and O&G. These are established industries that don't need market effects to grow or remain profitable.

The only reason we don't is because we're fucking idiots beholden to capitalism.

I did notice in this article they used a wheelchair to move them to the washroom. So maybe they learned for the last one? Or more likely just different kit for different flights.

Don't forget the recent diarrhea flight

See folks this is why we should continue to deregulate the market.