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The Boeing 737 Max aircraft will not be returning to Canadian skies just yet, despite being cleared for takeoff by U.S. regulators.Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Wednesday that Canada . . .
Coronavirus The World Travel and Tourism Council urges nations take a coordinated approach to save the tourism sector. Travel council says suspending flights is not the answer to controlling pandemic Testing travelers and contact tracing seen as better measures to combat virus Published on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 699shares The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has slammed the Canadian government’s decision to suspend flights to Mexico and Caribbean countries and oblige travelers entering Canada to go into hotel quarantine, asserting that such measures are not the...
New restrictions on flights from the Caribbean and Mexico announced Friday are likely to trigger bankruptcies in Canada's airline sector and force permanent closures for airports and travel agencies, aviation experts say. "Today's announcement really was the nail in the coffin for the airline and tourism business," said Robert Kokonis, founder and managing director of aviation consulting firm AirTrav Inc. "We're going to see bankruptcy filings, you might even see a few outright failures." John Gradek, a lecturer at McGill University and the head of its Global Aviation Leadership Program...
But not all British Columbians share Horgan's glowing praise of the new travel rules. Numerous people took to social media today to share their frustration with the travel measures, with many people stating that the rules are not strict enough, while others say it is simply too late. "Too little too late" Twitter user Tania @Tania67356445 remarks that she's thrilled Canada is enacting stricter measures but notes that "I think we need to look at Europe as well to stop travel to/from." Similarly, Ghanta Farak Padta Hai @ashsharma75 feels that the measures are "too little too late" and ...
Winnipeg Free Press Federal restrictions 'will definitely finish off hundreds of jobs, if not thousands, across the country' On the same day the prime minister announced a slew of sweeping measures to prevent non-essential travel and curb the spread of more infectious variants of COVID-19, Winnipeg's airport released the final earnings report for a year marred by the pandemic. Winnipeg Free Press On the same day the prime minister announced a slew of sweeping measures to prevent non-essential travel and curb the spread of more infectious variants of COVID-19, Winnipeg's airport released the ...