The Vancouver Sun reports in its Thursday edition that with public consultations for the long-awaited airline passenger bill of rights now under way, the head of the organization tasked with drafting compensation rules is confident that Canadians' flying experience will vastly improve. Postmedia's Alicja Siekierska quotes Scott Streiner at the Canadian Transportation Agency as saying: "This is the first time that we will have a standard set of binding rules that establish minimum standards applying to all airlines ... about tarmac delays, flight delays, lost baggage. The fact that there is going to be one consistent set of rights that apply for all travellers on airlines flying to and from Canada, I think that will make a difference in terms of the overall travel experience." The CTA launched its public consultations on May 28, shortly after the federal government's Bill C-49 -- the Transportation Modernization Act -- received royal assent. Under the new legislation, the CTA is required to make the regulations for a new air passenger rights regime, which will include the rules that will spell out compensation requirements for airlines. The first in-person consultations will begin in Toronto on Thursday.