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Canadians are like Australians, a bunch of pussies.
A group of passengers who partied, drank, and vaped while maskless
on a Canadian charter flight are now stuck in Cancun, Mexico, after
multiple airlines denied them flights home, according to the party
organizer.
Authorities were shocked this week by videos of the party-goers
dancing in the aisle, downing vodka, and blowing e-cigarette smoke
into the camera on a December 30 flight from Montreal, after the
clips were revealed on Thursday by Journal de Montreal's Francis
Pilon.
The 100 passengers — several of whom are reality TV stars or social
media influencers — became so rowdy that flight attendants tried to
avoid the cabin as much as possible, Pilon reported.
The event's organizer, James William Awad, said their return trip
was canceled by Sunwing, the airline that flew them to Cancun.
Other airlines, such as Air Canada and Air Transat, also declined to
take them back to Montreal, citing safety issues for their crew and
other passengers, CNN reported.
Awad said in a statement on Thursday that he spoke with Sunwing, but
that they "couldn't conclude on an agreement" because the airline
wouldn't serve the passengers meals on their five-hour flight home.
Sunwing listed conditions for the party-goers' return flight,
requiring them to be sober while on-board, to remain seated unless
using the bathroom, and to allow security staff to fly with them at
Awad's expense, he said.
The organizer said he agreed to these conditions, except for the
lack of meals on the flight. Sunwing and Awad did not immediately
respond to Insider's requests for comment.
The trip by his organization, 111 Private Club, a self-described
"exclusive private group (by invitation only)," was Awad's first-
ever travel event, he said. According to him, everyone on the plane
had been tested for COVID-19 before boarding the plane to Cancun.
"I have significantly learned, and I am still learning from this
experience. Learning from them is what makes the difference," he
said.
But the party plane's blatant disregard for Montreal's pandemic
rules has already summoned the fury of Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau, who called the party-goers "idiots" and said the videos
were "a slap in the face," per The Associated Press. He pledged a
full investigation into the event by Transport Canada.
Those found in violation of the transport department's rules will
face fines of up to $3,938 for every infraction, per The AP.
One passenger, a real estate broker, was suspended from his job
after he was filmed with a loudspeaker in his hand while partying in
the skies, Pilon reported.
https://www.insider.com/canadian-influencers-partied-plane-now- stranded-mexico-airlines-refuse-sunwing-2022-1
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