Competition Bureau Gets Court Order Demanding Info From Air Canada, WestJet

Competition Bureau Gets Court Order Demanding Info From Air Canada, WestJet
An Air Canada flight taxis to a runway as a WestJet flight takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on March 20, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
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The Competition Bureau says it has obtained court orders requiring Air Canada and WestJet to hand over information for the watchdog’s market study into airline competition.

Granted by the Federal Court, the rulings require the country’s two biggest carriers to produce records and answer questions around barriers to entry into the field, performance metrics and agreements with airports and other airlines.