look | Canadian passengers party onboard without masks; Later 3 airlines refused
Three airlines have refused to take them home after a group of Canadian passengers were seen partying on a flight en route to Mexico in a viral video. They are trapped by this. The video was made social on Twitter by Canadian journalist Francis Pilon.
In the video, the group can be seen partying on the flight without face masks and flouting social distancing. The video also shows him smoking in the middle of the flight. Pilon shared the video on Twitter with the caption, “Quebec influencers risk heavy fines and being banned from airlines after breaking aviation rules during a large party that got out of hand on a flight to Cancun”. .
Sunwing Airlines canceled a return charter flight from Cancun scheduled for Wednesday, and both Air Transat and Air Canada also said they would refuse to take passengers.
Adding insult to injury, he was dubbed an “idiot” on Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, reports AP news agency.
Air Transat said on Twitter that “disruptive passengers” of Sunwing’s flight were trying to return home on their flights, but were denied boarding based on the company’s obligation to ensure the safety of passengers and crew. .
Air Canada issued a statement on Wednesday that “to the extent that we can identify the passengers who were part of the group, Air Canada is denying boarding to ensure the safety of other passengers and its crew.” “
Among those looking for a way home was Rebecca Saint-Pierre, a 19-year-old student from Trois-Rivires, Quebec. She said she tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and was in isolation in Tulum, south of Cancun. She estimated that around 30 others on the flight have tested positive.
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