The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that the Supreme Court of Canada agreed on Thursday to hear an appeal from a group of airlines looking to quash rules that boost compensation to passengers for delayed flights or damaged luggage. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe says that Air Canada, Porter and 16 other appellants argue that Canada's four-year-old passenger rights charter violates global standards and should be rendered invalid for international flights. The legal action that started in 2019 states that by imposing heftier compensation requirements for flight cancellations or lost baggage, the regulations exceed the Canadian Transportation Agency's authority and contravene internationally agreed upon rules known as the Montreal Convention. In December, the Federal Court of Appeal largely dismissed the airlines' case. The CTA and Attorney-General argue there is no conflict between passenger protections and the Montreal Convention. Federal rules include compensating passengers with up to $2,400 if they were denied boarding because a trip was overbooked -- so-called flight bumping. Air passenger rights advocate Gabor Lukacs said he has still not seen the government implementing laws as they exist.