Transport Minister Marc Garneau issued a pointed warning Thursday to all airlines operating in Canada: forcibly removing passengers from overbooked airplanes will not be tolerated by the federal government. "I am writing to you today to convey that such an incident would be unacceptable in Canada." The warning goes out not just to Canadian airlines such as Air Canada and WestJet, but also to international airlines that fly in and out of the country — a category to which United Airlines itself belongs. The incident spawned outrage from already frazzled airline passengers. "When passengers purchase an airline ticket, they expect and deserve that the airline will fulfil its part of the transaction," Garneau wrote.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2017 20:43 UTC