Testing Air Canada’s promise to make travel more accessible | Marketplace

Following Air Canada’s promise to do better, Marketplace finds major improvements are still needed for passengers with disabilities. From staff training to boarding procedures and the availability of lift equipment, Marketplace puts Air Canada to the test again with the help of Paralympian Brock Richardson and finds there is still a lot of turbulence when it comes to accessible travel. #News #Accessibility #Marketplace 00:00 - Air Canada’s promises 10:37 - Former Paralympian’s support person asked to leave the plane during a crucial moment 16:53 - Former Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez responds »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3TnHioe Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m Follow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians. ACCESS DENIED: BACK ON THE CASE producer/director JEREMY McDONALD associate producer JENNY COWLEY reporter TRAVIS DHANRAJ editor AARON TAYLOR camera JOHN LESAVAGE DAVID MACINTOSH additional footage YOUTUBE: Boccia Canada media management ASTORIA LUZZI social media producers CAROLINE GDYCZYNSKI BRITT PURDY colour correction KYLE J. SMITH resource coordinators MARC CORMIER DRAGAN MARICIC news rollout associate producer DEXTER McMILLAN promo producer GREG SADLER senior producer TIFFANY FOXCROFT FIRST BROADCAST November 01, 2024