Several Canadian airlines have scrubbed the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" from their in-flight announcements — or are considering the change. Air Transat says it has stopped using the salutation as well as its French equivalent, "Mesdames et messieurs." Air Canada says it will do likewise, amending its on-board announcements "to modernize them and remove specific references to gender." Porter Airlines jettisoned "ladies and gentlemen" in 2018. The airlines are replacing the gendered language with non-binary terms as part of a broader shift toward corporate inclusivity. WestJet Airlines Ltd. and Sunwing Airlines Inc. still include the time-worn phrase in their in-flight announcements, but say they are mulling an edit. In February, major U.S. airlines said they would change their ticketing process so that passengers can identify themselves along non-binary lines. Canadian officials followed their U.S. counterparts in June, permitting travellers to choose gender designations outside the traditional "male" and "female" categories. Helene Montreuil, a lawyer and trans advocate based in Quebec City, said the drive to embrace a myriad of identities may "go overly far." Montreuil says complications could also arise on foreign turf.