6 Sunwing party plane passengers slapped with fines up to $5K, ‘more penalties’ coming
. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos at the time had advised Canadians not to travel abroad, warning travelling Canadians “could contract the virus, or get stranded abroad.”Putin critic Navalny assists Canada in latest list of Russian sanctions, Trudeau saysThree days before the infamous flight, 1,830 COVID-19 patients were reported in Canadian hospitals, and 480 of them were in intensive care units, according to national data.
“It’s a slap in the face to see people putting themselves, putting their fellow citizens, putting airline workers at risk by being completely irresponsible,” Trudeau said at the time.Some passengers have since apologized for participating in the party plane. Rebecca St-Pierre, a 19-year-old student and passenger on the Sunwing flight, was stuck abroad with COVID-19 after the flight. She has since returned to Canada.
“Right now we’re working on taking legal action against Sunwing,” Awad said during a news conference in Montreal.Read more:Meanwhile, the chickens are coming home to roost for the passengers who partied on the Sunwing flight.