{"id":34628,"date":"2026-07-19T21:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=34628"},"modified":"2026-07-19T21:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:00:37","slug":"dr-gabor-lukacs-airline-picked-judges-deciding-your-complaints-ottawa-built-the-henhouse-now-its-hiring-the-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/dr-gabor-lukacs-airline-picked-judges-deciding-your-complaints-ottawa-built-the-henhouse-now-its-hiring-the-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. G\u00e1bor Luk\u00e1cs: &#8220;Airline-picked judges deciding your complaints: Ottawa built the henhouse, now it&#8217;s hiring the fox&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ThanksGabi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ThanksGabi.jpg 570w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ThanksGabi-300x98.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 85vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dr. G\u00e1bor Luk\u00e1cs, president of Air Passenger Rights (<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/nhpv2tze\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/nhpv2tze<\/a>) said the following: &#8220;<em>the federal government wants to change how your air travel complaints are handled, and it is a massive win for the airlines<\/em>. <em>To clear the 97,000-case backlog, Ottawa is proposing to hand over public complaint adjudication to private entities handpicked by the airlines. Your dispute could soon be decided by an airline-picked judge whose livelihood depends on the airline&#8217;s goodwill and ongoing business relationship<\/em>&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/368mw9w5\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/368mw9w5<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many thanks, Dr. Luk\u00e1cs for your clear explanation of how this new plan affects each one of us, as consumers<em>. <\/em>Your outstanding YouTube video also ends with helpful suggestions &#8220;<em>on what to do to fight back<\/em>&#8220;: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3e8ycru8\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3e8ycru8<\/a> . <\/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=\"Airline-picked judges deciding your complaints: Ottawa built the henhouse, now it&#039;s hiring the fox.\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B5zr0ixau90?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-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Desireless - Voyage Voyage (Lyrics)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pRtlnvhDR5o?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\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/heart-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/heart-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/heart-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. G\u00e1bor Luk\u00e1cs, president of Air Passenger Rights (https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/nhpv2tze) said the following: &#8220;the federal government wants to change how your air travel complaints are handled, and it is a massive win for the airlines. 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