The new measures impact 15 Air Canada destinations and 14 WestJet destinations, according to the airline companies. Air Transat announced on its website that it was suspending its regular operations until the end of April as a result of these new restrictions.Air Canada said it plans to operate a number of one-way commercial flights from affected destinations after Jan. 31 to bring customers back to Canada. The company said in a press release that customers impacted by the new rules “will be offered full refunds given the services are being suspended with no alternative available.”WestJet said it was working to bring its guests already vacationing back to Canada over the next two weeks and would be notifying those booked to travel during the impacted period of their options. Air Transat also said it was working on a repatriation plan for all its customers and would announce details shortly.Sunwing will offer full refunds to customers with cancelled bookings and is in the process of notifying travellers currently abroad about any changes to existing flights.“This decision was not made lightly but something we deemed necessary as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is based on ongoing collaboration with the government and the Canadian aviation industry,” a Sunwing spokesperson said in a statement.Trudeau said the government appreciates how airlines worked quickly to repatriate Canadians in the early days of the pandemic and stressed the importance of staying home during the second wave.
Source: COVID-19: Flights from Canada to Caribbean, Mexico cancelled until April 30 | CTV News
