Canadian airport slammed for converting handicapped parking to ‘Lexus-only’ spaces

‘The airport at Calgary has come under fire after replacing disabled parking places with lucrative “Lexus-only” spaces.
According to CBC Calgary News, the airport received a complaint from a family who found five disabled parking bays marked as premium spaces for owners of Lexus-branded vehicles.
Lexus Canada told the media it was unaware the airport’s marketing campaign would involve the removal of parking spaces for travelers with disabilities.
“Lexus Canada would like to offer our heartfelt apologies to anyone who may have been affected or offended by a recent marketing campaign at the Calgary airport… We have asked the airport to correct the situation as quickly as possible by returning these parking spaces to their intended use,” Michael Bouliane, manager of corporate communications at Lexus wrote.
He said the company was “truly embarrassed by this mistake” and in the future will more carefully scrutinize the details of such types of marketing campaigns “to make sure that it doesn’t happen again.”‘
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