{"id":30955,"date":"2024-12-14T08:20:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T12:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=30955"},"modified":"2024-12-14T08:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T12:20:54","slug":"thanks-to-dr-gabor-lukacs-for-testifying-before-the-house-of-commons-standing-committee-on-transportation-infrastructure-and-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2024\/12\/14\/thanks-to-dr-gabor-lukacs-for-testifying-before-the-house-of-commons-standing-committee-on-transportation-infrastructure-and-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks to Dr. G\u00e1bor Luk\u00e1cs for testifying before the House of Common&#8217;s Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gabi_HC_Dec13-2024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30956\" style=\"width:493px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gabi_HC_Dec13-2024.png 624w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gabi_HC_Dec13-2024-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As airline consumers, we are blessed to have Dr. G\u00e1bor Luk\u00e1cs, President of <em>Air Passenger Rights<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/eySw0\">https:\/\/shorturl.at\/eySw0<\/a>), Canada&#8217;s independent, non-profit, organization of volunteers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, Dr. Luk\u00e1cs testified before the House of Commons&#8217; Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities. In a five-minute testimony, he spoke about &#8220;<em>Cabinet&#8217;s failure to use its powers to put an end to junk fees in air travel<\/em>&#8220;. Bravo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, thank you to the independent, devoted, and highly talented Dr. Luk\u00e1cs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merci\/thank you as well to the committee  in question and best wishes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May the Cabinet take a courageously wise decision. Indeed, living is already highly expensive in Canada without junk fees in air travel. It would be timely to apply fairness in the protection of passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Junk Fees in Air Travel: Dr. Luk\u00e1cs addresses the HoC TRAN Committee\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dmZhX4YLo9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Faire le tour du monde en 80 jours\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n9mkeJpTlBs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/heart-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29970\" style=\"width:216px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/heart-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/heart-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As airline consumers, we are blessed to have Dr. G\u00e1bor Luk\u00e1cs, President of Air Passenger Rights (https:\/\/shorturl.at\/eySw0), Canada&#8217;s independent, non-profit, organization of volunteers. 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