Delta Airlines wins right to appeal ruling in complaint involving obese passengers

The Supreme Court of Canada has allowed Delta Airlines to appeal a ruling involving a complaint by a Nova Scotia man alleging the airline discriminates against obese passengers. The court granted the company's appeal request Thursday. In 2014, Gabor Lukacs complained to the Canadian Transportation Agency that Delta was in the habit of bumping larger passengers from full flights in the hopes they would buy a second seat. The transportation agency refused to investigate the complaint because Lukacs is not obese, saying he was not affected by the allegations. Last September, the Federal Court of Appeal overruled the agency and said it had not followed the Canadian Transportation Act when it dismissed Lukacs' complaint. Delta said the company is pleased the court has accepted the appeal. <br/>