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Six more Sunwing party flight passengers fined

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 21 Mar, 2022 03:49 PM

MONTREAL - Another six people from a Sunwing flight to Mexico last year on which passengers were filmed partying are facing potentially hefty fines.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says in a tweet they face fines of up to $5,000 stemming from the Dec. 30 flight from Montreal to Cancun.

He says five of the cases involve non-compliance with vaccination rules and one was for failing to wear a mask.

There are consequences for those who break the rules! We have issued a new series of 6 penalties, up to $5,000, to travellers on the Dec 30 flight to Cancun. 5 penalties for non-compliance w/ vaccination rules & 1 penalty for not wearing a mask. 12 penalties so far. More to come!
— Omar Alghabra (@OmarAlghabra) March 21, 2022

Transport Canada has handed out a dozen penalties in total so far and says more are expected.

Videos of the charter flight shared on social media showed unmasked passengers in close proximity singing and dancing in the aisle and on seats as some clutched bottles of liquor, snapped selfies and vaped.

The federal Transport Department launched an investigation on Jan. 4 to determine whether travellers violated laws or regulations around aviation safety and security.

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