The Sunwing party flight certainly is the gift that keeps on giving! After being issued a total of 24 penalties following the Montreal to Cancun flight on December 30, 2021, Transport Canada has announced that a total of 37 passengers have been issued an additional 18 fines, totalling a whopping $59,500. "The safety and security of travellers and transportation workers is paramount to Transport Canada," the department stated in an April 28 press release. Transport Canada has been investigating the Montreal-Cancun flight for months, having issued an array of fines, and it seems as if there are more penalties to go around.
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.
We've got plenty of Canadian airlines in the true north, including Canada's newest ultra-affordable airline, Lynx! While the newest no-frills fleet won't be servicing YUL, we've got loads of other options to choose from, but that doesn't mean they all provide stellar service. With travel back in action, it can be tough to choose a Canadian carrier to fly with. Well, as someone who has travelled on six of Canada's major airlines, I've definitely got some thoughts a lot of thoughts actually and perhaps they'll help you out when it comes to your next vacation.
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.