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Recently, a Canadian plane flying to Mexico caused "public anger".
On a charter flight departing from Montreal, Canada, on December 30, many passengers gathered to dance, take pictures and drink alcohol, and the vast majority of people in the video were not wearing masks, According to Reuters on January 5. After the video went viral, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at the press conference that he was "very disappointed." Canada's Department of Transport is investigating and revealing that all passengers on the flight could face fines of up to $5,000 (about $25,000).
Canadian local media CP24 revealed on the 5th that because there is no flight willing to pick them up and return home, the passengers are currently trapped in Mexico, and some passengers said that about 30 people on the plane tested positive for the new crown.
Screenshot source: Reuters
Sunwing Airlines is a Canadian airline headquartered in Toronto that offers charter services.
On December 30, a group of passengers flew from Montreal to Cancun, a Resort In Mexico, on a chartered flight from the company.
According to a video taken inside the flight, most of the passengers were not wearing masks and were binge-drinking, drinking, smoking in the aisles, according to a video taken inside the flight.
Only one person in the video wears a mask correctly Image source: Newsweek
After the video went viral, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a news conference: "It's a slap in the face to see people irresponsibly putting themselves, their compatriots and airline employees in such a dangerous position." He also said he was like other Canadians who had seen the video and was "very upset."
Canadian President Trudeau criticizes charter passengers Screenshot source: CTV News
Transportation Canada is investigating the flight and issued a statement saying passengers on the flight could face fines of up to $5,000 (about $25,000).
Sunwing Airlines said in an email that the passengers were "unruly and violated Canadian aviation and public health regulations." For now, the company has cancelled a return flight scheduled to take them back to Montreal on Jan. 5.
But James William Awad, the organizer of the charter, made a different point in an interview with Canadian media outlet CTV News.
He said the airline "wants us to have a party." "During the flight, Sunwing sold us these drinks for $5 (about 32 yuan) a bottle," he said. ”
He also said that if someone asked them to stop they would stop, but no one said so.
Canadian local media CP24 revealed on the 5th that after The Sunwing Airlines canceled the return flight, the other two airlines also refused to take this batch of passengers.
Canada's Air Transat said on Twitter that the passengers on the "Carnival Flight" tried to take their flight back to China, but the company refused to accept them to return home to ensure the safety of passengers and crew.
Air Canada similarly issued a statement denying them boarding.
One of the 19-year-old charter passengers, Rebecca St Pierre, is currently stranded in Cancun, Mexico, and taken to southern Cancun for quarantine after she tested positive for COVID-19 on the 5th. She estimates that about 30 more people on board tested positive.
"The organizers just left everyone. I don't know who's still here. All flights were cancelled. She emotionally described the status quo.
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