Transport committee  Let me go back to the situation which, thank heavens, is extremely rare. If it were not, we would be talking about it a lot more. As my colleague Mr. Petsikas mentioned, this is a complex ecosystem. The captains on board their aircraft have to make a decision and, to do so, they

Transport committee  If I could add to this, Transat is peculiar in the sense that it's not only an airline company. We have travel agents and we're also a tour operator, so we do inform our clients. One of the peculiarities of being a travel agent is that it's your duty to inform your client well.

Transport committee  Thank you for your question, sir. Let me put what happened into context, because the situation was exceptional and absolutely extraordinary. The Toronto and Montreal airports were closed because of weather conditions. Twenty aircraft were rerouted to the Ottawa airport, includi

Transport committee  Sir, an investigation is under way.

Transport committee  Thank you, sir. My answer will be quite practical. Just now, we said that when joint ventures work together to share routes and establish prices, it's a de facto merger. According to the Competition Act and the Canada Transportation Act, it is currently a merger. The current le

Transport committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and dear committee members. My name is Bernard Bussières and I am the vice president of legal affairs at Transat. With me is George Petsikas, senior director, government and industry affairs. Transat is honoured to be invited to appear before you today a