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Canadian airlines are welcoming a report published by that government’s health advisory board recommending an end to a mandatory quarantine requirement for inbound international travellers.
Article content A day after Premier Jason Kenney said Alberta could be ready to welcome domestic and international visitors within weeks, a federal advisory panel has recommended that Canada move to eliminate its mandatory quarantine requirements for travellers who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The recommendation, released by Canada’s COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert and Advisory Panel on Thursday, has not yet been adopted. In a statement, federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said the government will consider the panel’s recommendations but also said Canada will be “p...
WestJet, Canada's second largest airline, has extended the suspension of its Mexico and Caribbean routes until at least June 4. Canada’s airlines agreed to suspend flights to warm weather destinations in January 2021 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Vacation destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean are normally popular for Canadians during the cold winter months. WestJet CEO Ed Sims said the “clear expectation [is] that as more Canadians are vaccinated, government policy will transition” away from travel restrictions. Canada has had among the strictest COVID-19 set of rules...
Article content Air Canada is heading down the runway with a $5.9-billion aid package from Ottawa, preparing for liftoff once the pandemic passes. In Calgary, the future of WestJet Airlines — and the local airport authority, which is considering selling off assets as it loses money — is less certain as negotiations continue between the Trudeau government and the air carrier. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Chris Varcoe: Federal aid for Air Canada, 'bittersweet' for WestJet and Calgary airport Back to video Both the Calgary-based company a...
WestJet CEO Ed Sims finds Air Canada aid package 'bittersweet' as talks drag on WestJet president and CEO Ed Sims addresses the airline's annual meeting in Calgary, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh April 15, 2021 - 9:48 AM OTTAWA - WestJet CEO Ed Sims says the federal government's aid package for Air Canada could be "problematic" unless his company gets equitable treatment, as talks over pandemic relief continue between Ottawa and Canadian carriers. In a memo obtained by The Canadian Press, Sims tells employees the government is now the fo...