Air Canada chief apologises for inability to speak French after crash message

The plane crashed in New York (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

The chief executive of Air Canada has apologised for his inability to express himself in French after politicians called for his resignation for his English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York.

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau has been criticised for the four-minute condolence video posted online that included only two French words — “bonjour” and “merci”.