Air Canada's government aid deal needs stricter terms, passenger advocate says

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One of Canada's best-known advocates for passenger rights said Tuesday that taxpayers don't have enough security in the $5.9-billion aid deal struck by Ottawa and Air Canada even as the airline began rolling out new refunds to ticket holders unable travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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One of the deal's flaws is a $1.4-billion unsecured government loan to provide those refunds to customers with unused, non-refundable tickets and vacation packages, saidBecause it's an unsecured loan, there would be “no real way” to seize assets if the company defaults on its repayments, Lukacs said.'s total equity in return for $500 million, he noted, compared with a 20-per-cent Lufthansa stake for the German government.

 

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