A Canadian court has ordered Air Canada to pay financial compensation and write a formal letter of apology to a couple, while the couple expressed their delight at the court's decision.
A federal court this week ordered Air Canada to pay C $ 21,000 to a couple living in the capital Ottawa for "repeated violations" of their rights to the French language, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) website said.
For these violations, Linda and Michael Thibodo filed a lawsuit in 2016 against Canadian Airlines complaining that some words were written in English only or in French words that were smaller in size than those written in English on the plane, such as "exit". The "lift" on the seat belt is in English only and French is absent.
The website of the channel "LCJ" French that the court also obliged Canadian Airlines to write an official letter of apology to the couple, adding that the Canadian Constitution requires equal treatment between people speaking French and English.
In the same vein, the couple expressed their happiness with the court's decision. "The law is very clear in Canada for French and English-speaking people," said Michael Thibodo. "I expect that in the coming months, we will be able to fly on any Air Canada aircraft, and the marks will be in the official languages (French and English)." ".