The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, described as “gang of without-intentions” who left “like Ostrogoths on vacation” the Quebecers who have filmed themselves partying on board a chartered flight of Sunwing to Mexico.
“I can assure you that Transport Canada is taking the situation with this charter flight very seriously. It is unacceptable that people are putting at risk not just other passengers, not just airline workers, but their returning fellow citizens. Plus when people are making sacrifices. People reduced their contact over the holidays, didn’t see loved ones. The vast majority of people across the country know that we must make sacrifices to protect each other, “said Justin Trudeau, during an update of the pandemic situation in Canada, Wednesday.
Videos of the December 30 flight shared on social networks and first reported by The Journal of Montreal appear to show passengers wearing no masks, without distancing, singing and dancing in the aisle and on the seats. In one of them, a large bottle of vodka appears to have passed among the passengers, and later a woman appears to be smoking an electronic cigarette on the plane.
These images have been around the world, taken up in particular by the major British tabloids on Wednesday.
“When a gang of no-purpose decides to leave like Ostrogoths [peuple germanique de l’Antiquité] on vacation, it is extremely frustrating, it is demoralizing, continued the Prime Minister. And I can tell you that the Government of Canada takes this very seriously. We will do follow-ups. “
On Tuesday, Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra called on Transport Canada to investigate the “unacceptable” behavior of Sunwing Airlines’ flight from Montreal to Cancun, Mexico.
with The Canadian Press