CALGARY - WestJet says it will extend its temporary suspension of international sun flights to destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean until June 4.
"Canadian airlines in January suspended all flights to sun destinations until April 30 at the request of the federal government.
Sims says WestJet continues to advocate for the replacement of mandatory hotel quarantines with a testing regime that is equitable and consistent with global standards at all points of entry into Canada."
We can only hope that flights start up in June again and that covid hotel quarantines will be cancelled.
All this can only happen if enough vaccines are received and administered.
While US air travel is re-bounding, Canadian air travel is still way down.
I guess can.gov subsidies keep the airlines from collapsing.
The cabinet meeting comes as Ontario reported a record 4,736 new cases of COVID-19 today and 29 more deaths linked to the virus.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association said a curfew would not help the public health crisis, and urged the government not to go down that road.
The sources, who weren't authorized to speak publicly, warned the cabinet's deliberations are evolving and items being discussed are subject to change.
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Quebec is reporting 1,513 new infections and 15 additional deaths Thursday linked to the third wave of COVID-19.
The case count has reached 332,544, one of the highest tallies in Canada. Recoveries, meanwhile, have topped 307,000.
The pandemic has led to the deaths of 10,778 Quebecers over the past 13 months. The province accounts for nearly half of Canada’s fatalities related to the novel coronavirus.
In Quebec, the number of patients in hospital rose by one to 661. Of them, there are 159 people in intensive care units, an increase of seven from the previous day.
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