Sunwing Flight News Today

An intense winter storm is slated to hit Quebec and Ontario this week, and Canadian airlines are bracing for impact. Air Canada, Porter, Sunwing and WestJet have posted travel alerts in preparation for the inclement weather. Canadians with flights departing from Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto between February 22 and 24 are especially advised to check with their carrier before heading to the airport, as some airlines are anticipating cancellations and offering easier rebooking options. Here's h...

Exactly one year ago, a group of wayward Quebec influencers and reality television stars was floundering in Mexico after their mid-air, mid-COVID debauchery on a Sunwing flight to Cancun made headlines across Canada. Quebecers might remember some of the story's principal characters, namely eccentric trip organizer James William Awad and the woman seen on video vaping aboard the aircraft, aspiring pilot Vanessa Sicotte. The absolutely ridiculous story would inevitably become a feature on Bye ...

Sunwing has added a new fee for travellers who want to bring an extra bag in-cabin during a flight. The affordable airline, known for its tropical destination packages, is now charging $25 each way (tax included) for carry-on luggage outside of the usual free personal item, like a purse or small backpack. The rule change came into effect on Monday to discourage people from overcrowding overhead bins.

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It's been two months since images of a party on a Sunwing flight to Mexico rocked the Internet — perhaps best encapsulated by that iconic photo of a woman in sunglasses vaping on the plane. Between frequent headlines about organizer James William Awad, public apologies and poutine inspired by the affair, the Quebec influencers involved racked up a lot of online attention.

In a story that just keeps getting delightfully weirder, ex-Montreal mayoral candidate and Mouvement Montréal leader Balarama Holness has challenged Sunwing Party flight guy James William Awad to a five-round MMA fight. Asked by MTL Blog if this was an April Fools joke, Holness replied, "no it is not. 100% serious." So this is where we're at now.

You might soon be able to watch Sunwing Flight guy James William Awad and ex-Montreal mayoral candidate Balarama Holness fight each other.Awad has accepted an offer from Holness to compete in a five-found MMA match. Holness challenged Awad to wager $50,000 plus his media presence. "If Balarama Wins, Awad has to be quiet," Holness' team said in a statement shared with MTL Blog.

Just when you thought you'd heard everything you could ever want to know about the infamous Sunwing flight scandal, a poutine named after the incident was born. As part of La Poutine Week 2022, La Bêtise Rosemont has created the "Tulum's Influencers Birria Taco Poutine" and you can taste it in Montreal right now.

A group of Quebec influencers and reality TV personalities made headlines this week as footage of them partying maskless while on a plane to Mexico, chartered by 111 Private Club, circulated online, leading to Sunwing, Air Transat and Air Canada refusing to fly them home.

by Craig Takeuchi on March 15th, 2021 at 7:00 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2 New case counts remained above 400 each day over the weekend.  As the AstraZeneca vaccine arrives in B.C., provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry explained who will receive this vaccine, and also addressed concerns about this vaccine raised by some countries suspending its use.  B.C. update: March 12 to 15 Henry announced there were 1,506 new cases over the past three time periods, which includes: 555 new cases from March...