"Everything has changed since 2015, but the company refuses to acknowledge reality⦠our workloads have soared, the cost of living has skyrocketed beyond belief, and our working conditions are getting worse by the day."
The dispute began in February 2020 when the couple filed a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) after Air Canada denied their initial compensation claim.
"I started flying when I was 12. My parents had a little cabin northwest of Montreal that we'd go to in the summer. A nearby air service company had four or five airplanes. I talked my dad into going and seeing if I could get a job. They said: 'Yeah, sure. We can't pay you though, because you're underage.' My job was fueling the airplanes, loading baggage, and whatever else. In return, the pilots taught me how to fly."
