"Once again the government has failed in its duty to Canadian consumers” says Bruce Cran, President of the Consumers’ Association of Canada. “Why did they allow Jetsgo to operate on a financial ‘wing and a prayer’ resulting in thousands of stranded passengers. I really feel sorry for all of those families who have had their spring break plans destroyed” he adds.

Mel Fruitman, CAC Vice-president notes that “Jetsgo couldn’t have picked a better time for themselves to pull the plug – at the start of one of the busiest travel periods when they have received funds from all of those people who will receive nothing in return except disappointment, frayed nerves and more expense.”

“The government has agencies and watchdogs who are supposed to protect Canadian consumers and prevent this kind of thing happening. Unfortunately it is symptomatic of the way it has ignored consumers in recent years” Fruitman adds.

For further information
Mel Fruitman, Vice-president, Consumers’ Association of Canada
905-832-9969, fruitman@sympatico.ca