{"id":390667,"date":"2022-01-07T04:32:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T01:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/party-flight-passengers-stranded-after-some-catch-covid\/"},"modified":"2022-01-07T04:32:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T01:32:32","slug":"party-flight-passengers-stranded-after-some-catch-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/party-flight-passengers-stranded-after-some-catch-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"#Party flight passengers stranded after some catch COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Party flight passengers stranded after some catch COVID<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A group of selfie-obsessed passengers who filmed their out-of-control party aboard a chartered flight from Montreal to Mexico face an uphill battle getting home as three airlines have refused to fly them back to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Some in the unruly, unmasked group that flew on a Dec. 30 Sunwing Airlines charter flight to Cancun have also since tested positive for COVID-19, including Rebecca St-Pierre, a 19-year-old student from Quebec who told The Canadian Press that she\u2019s in isolation in Tulum.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the raucous, airborne crowd \u2013 which included <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> influencers and some reality TV stars \u2013 went viral, showing them dancing in the aisles, vaping, using the public address system and wielding a bottle of Grey Goose vodka.<\/p>\n<p>Sunwing first canceled the group\u2019s return flight to Canada scheduled for Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Then Air Transat and Air Canada also both said they will refuse to carry the passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The group was slammed Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who called them \u201cidiots\u201d and barbarians.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/canada-party-flight-118.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at an event.\" class=\"wp-image-20745323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/canada-party-flight-118.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/canada-party-flight-118.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/canada-party-flight-118.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Footage of the rambunctious party garnered widespread negative attention, including from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A day earlier, Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino issued a joint statement saying they had directed their departments to investigate the rowdy flight.<\/p>\n<p>Sunwing also reportedly launched an internal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The passengers could face fines up to $5,000 for each individual offense if they\u2019re found to have broken any regulations. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/canada-party-flight-120.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"A passenger drinks from a bottle of vodka.\" class=\"wp-image-20745308\" width=\"318\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/canada-party-flight-120.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=636 636w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/canada-party-flight-120.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=476 477w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/canada-party-flight-120.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=318 318w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/canada-party-flight-120.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=159 159w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/canada-party-flight-120.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\"\/><figcaption>Many of the unruly passengers are social media influencers and reality television stars.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>\u2019s organizer, James William Awad, who operates 111 Private Club, reacted to the group\u2019s antics in a Wednesday Twitter post.<\/p>\n<p>Awad said the controversy stemmed from a \u201csimply party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But he added \u201cI will take a moment to sit down and rethink everything. Especially how I can do things better next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>St-Pierre, who won the free trip in an Instagram contest, said she was unsure where Awad or others in the group were as of Wednesday. She estimated about 30 others in the group also tested positive for the coronavirus. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe organizer [of the trip] just left everybody. I don\u2019t know who\u2019s still here. All the flights have been cancelled,\u201d St-Pierre told The Canadian Press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was expecting a relaxing week, where I was going to be careful,\u2033 she said. \u201cBut this turns out to be an expensive trip for something that was supposed to be free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires <\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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