But the case sheds light on the power that airlines wield to decide who can and cannot fly. “It’s totally up to the captain onboard the plane,” says Charlie Leocha, president and co-founder of Travelers United, a consumer advocacy organization. He says travellers face a conundrum: Show up sick and risk not being allowed to fly, or delay a flight because of illness and pay a penalty. Taking a few extra days would have been so costly that he ended up flying sick. “If you’re a threat to your own health or the health and safety of others, you shouldn’t be on an airplane,” he says.

Source: National Post June 28, 2019 20:15 UTC