Canadian party flight probed for drinking, vaping amid COVID surge
A booze-fueled charter flight out of Canada has sparked an official investigation after a wi💯ld video circulated of the selfie-obsessed passengers flouting aviation a🌟nd coronavirus regulations.
The footage shows an unruly, unmasked group on a Sunwing Airlines charter flight from Montreal to Cancun on Dec. 30, dancing in the aislesꦇ, vaping, using the public address system an༺d posing for selfies with a bottle of Grey Goose vodka.
Through it all, the group of alleged social med𓂃ia influencers can be seen posing as they snap cellphone pictures and footage of themselves partying.
Canada’𓄧s minister of transport said Tuesday on Twitter he was aware of the reports of “unacceptable” behavior on the flight and COVID-19 risks must be taken seriously.
“The health and safety of on-board personnel as well as passengers during a flight is a top priority,” Min🅺ister Omar Alghabr🅰a said. “Passengers on Sunwing’s flight to Cancun will be held accountable for their actions.”
Some of the passengers are known for 🏅appearing on reality television shows in Canada, reported.
Things got so out of hand on the flight that flight attendants fled from the cl𝓰ub-like cabin for much of the flight, the French-language publication reported.
“There’s a point where if you lose the control, you can’t get it back sometimes,” Rena Kisfalvi, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, a union that represents Sunwing flight attendants, told the Star.
Sunwing ⛄canceled theღ group’s return flight to Canada scheduled for Wednesday. The airline has also launched an internal investigation, the news agency said.
The passengers could face fines up to $5,000 for each individual offense if they’re found to have broken any regulations. If anyone is found to be noncompliant when returning to Canada, they could be referred to the country’s Public Health Agency and face fines and criminal charges for providing false information, a said.
The government continues to advise residents of Canada to avoid non-essential travel out of th🎶e country, 💟the release added.
Certain regions of the cou𓆏ntry have enacted shutdowns of in-person school and food deliveries amid the latest surge in confirmed coronavirus cas𒉰es.
With Post wires
