Transport committee  You are talking about a case where one, two or three passengers are asked to leave the aircraft and are in turn offered significant compensation. It is a very different different situation when an airline has to offer compensation to all passengers due to a delay. The cost to the

Finance committee  Good afternoon. ATAC has represented Canada's commercial air transport industry since 1934. We have approximately 190 members engaged in commercial aviation operating in every region of Canada. We welcome the opportunity to comment on three budget issues of great concern to our

Finance committee  It was not a question of one airport; that was part of the privatization of many airports in Australia and that was the average it went up, 50%. We're actually studying that right now across the world. That one is the prime example, because that was done not too many years ago. W

Finance committee  Also, if I may add, the service levels, the level of sensitivity, are not determined by CATSA. It gets its marching orders from the government, from Transport Canada, and it has to apply them. We go to other countries where, of course, how long they look at each piece of luggage

Finance committee  Here is the problem. Our industry, which once belonged in large part to the government, was privatized, but the government continues to receive money. Our industry subsidizes the government to the tune of about $1 billion per year, while our neighbours to the south do not have to

Finance committee  I support what Mr. Gooch has said. Obviously the proximity of an airport is key today, with just-in-time management. The cost of doing business there is crucial also; that's an element that people will look at. They'll go somewhere else if flying out of there or doing business

Finance committee  Well, by 2022, for a typical round trip between two cities in Canada—from here to Winnipeg, say—we're talking about a $3,000 increase in the cost of fuel for a typical 737, based on the consumption. Clearly, that will trickle down to the passengers.

Finance committee  Jet fuel is included.

Finance committee  Federal tax would apply if the provinces don't have a tax themselves. If they have a carbon tax program, the federal tax is a backstop.

Finance committee  Yes, we're doing that already in aviation considerably so this would add to it.

Finance committee  Yes, indeed. If you look at the price of a ticket today, the flight part hasn't changed in 20 years. All the other charges have, including that.

Finance committee  Well, I think they're going to take it province by province. We asked that very question, and we did not get an answer to that.

Finance committee  I can't give you the example of Kelowna. Maybe Daniel could help me there.

Transport committee  Good afternoon. My name is John McKenna. I'm President of the Air Transport Association of Canada. ATAC has represented Canada's commercial air transport industry since 1934. We have approximately 180 members engaged in all levels of commercial aviation operating in every regi

Transport committee  I think you're on the wrong track. I said that one of the models considered would allow airports to have different prices. There was no discussion about the possibility of having different prices at different airports. This may be part of the negotiations, I don't know, but it's