Air Canada and WestJet to provide market information to competition bureau

Canada’s Competition Bureau obtained two court orders requiring Air Canada and WestJet Airlines to provide information for its market study into competition in Canada’s airline industry, the government body said on October 3, 2024. It is the first time the bureau has used its newly granted information gathering powers in a market study. The orders were granted by Canada’s federal court. The information under the order will include information on Canada’s current state of competition in the sector, barriers of entry into aviation, and performance data from before the pandemic to recent years. In addition, the airlines will provide information