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Sunwing expects flights to be ‘close to normal’ by weekend after cyberattack leaves passengers stranded
Travellers wait in line at a Sunwing Airlines check-in desk at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Chaos and confusion continues for Sunwing passengers after data security breach
Travellers wait in line at a Sunwing Airlines check-in desk at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Sunwing technical issue continues to disrupt travel plans for thousands of passengers
A Sunwing Boeing 737-800 passenger plane prepares to land at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Transport Minister Marc Garneau faced an escalating dilemma Tuesday over Boeing's 737 Max 8 aircraft, which a growing number of countries have grounded or banned in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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‘Almost stranded:’ Sunwing delays dozens of flights, leaving passengers up in the air
Winter weather is causing delays and cancellations at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Wednesday February 5, 2014. As of 11a.m. 235 flights were cancelled mainly due to snowy weather in northeastern United States. (Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail)
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Russian oligarch’s ties to WestJet takeover of Sunwing seen as risk to deal
A Sunwing Boeing 737-800 passenger plane prepares to land at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, August 2, 2017.  In the wake of a wild party on a Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Cancun, Mexico, flight attendants are demanding stronger action from government and carriers to ensure health and safety on board amid the Omicron surge.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Russian oligarch could have indirect stake in WestJet through Sunwing deal
A WestJet Airlines aircraft taxis to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on January 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Coronavirus Update: Saskatchewan seeing spike in ER visits among children under age of five
An emergency room sign.
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Sunwing deal is just the first as hospitality sector faces consolidation pressures
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WestJet set to buy vacation airline Sunwing
A WestJet Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft taxis to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, January 21, 2021.
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Sunwing trip could have been diverted mid-flight as party broke out, experts say
A Sunwing Airlines jet prepares to take off at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport, Friday, March 20, 2020. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he has asked Transport Canada to investigate reports of "unacceptable" behaviour on a recent Sunwing Airlines flight to Cancun, Mexico.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Air Transat says it will deny boarding to passengers from maskless Sunwing party flight
An Air Transat sign is seen in Montreal on May 31, 2016.T THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Flight attendants call for better COVID-19 protections following maskless Sunwing party flight
A Sunwing Boeing 737-800 passenger plane prepares to land at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, August 2, 2017.  In the wake of a wild party on a Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Cancun, Mexico, flight attendants are demanding stronger action from government and carriers to ensure health and safety on board amid the Omicron surge.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Federal transport minister asks for investigation into Sunwing party flight to Mexico
A Sunwing Airlines jet prepares to take off at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport, Friday, March 20, 2020. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he has asked Transport Canada to investigate reports of "unacceptable" behaviour on a recent Sunwing Airlines flight to Cancun, Mexico.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Looking to travel? Get ready to pay more for things like insurance and COVID tests
Passengers on a flight from Dubai, UAE, arrive at Toronto Pearson Airport’s Terminal 1 on Jan 6 2021.
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Sunwing lands $100-million bailout from Ottawa for COVID-19 flight cancellation refunds
Stephen Hunter, CEO of Sunwing Travel, is photographed beside one of the company's aircraft in the Sunwing hangar at Toronto Pearson International Airport, on Feb 8 2021. ***PHOTOS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:15am FEB 9 ***
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Many Canadian airline customers still awaiting refunds for flights cancelled amid pandemic
With fewer flights departing, the departures level at Toronto Pearson International Airport's Terminal 1, is very quiet at the start of the week on Feb 1 2021.
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Sunwing strikes resort marketing deal with Marriott, extending reach to hotel giant’s customer base
Stephen Hunter, CEO of Sunwing Travel, is photographed beside one of the companyÕs aircraft in the Sunwing hangar at Toronto Pearson International Airport, on Feb 8 2021. ***PHOTOS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:15am FEB 9 ***
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Sunwing receives takeover offer from unnamed buyer, CEO says
USE SMALL Stephen hunter. CEO Sunwing HANDOUT
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Sunwing taps emergency financing program for $375-million
Court documents claim Daniel Macduff, a retired civil servant from the Quebec City area, booked a Sunwing Airlines flight to Cuba last November that advertised a “champagne service.”
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Federal government, airlines agree to halt flights to Caribbean, Mexico; mandatory hotel quarantines coming within weeks
The nearly deserted departures level at Pearson Airport in Toronto on Tuesday January 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Sunwing CEO says Transat takeover vital to fend off foreign airlines
A Sunwing Boeing 737-800 passenger plane prepares to land at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Transport Minister Marc Garneau faced an escalating dilemma Tuesday over Boeing's 737 Max 8 aircraft, which a growing number of countries have grounded or banned in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Sunwing Airlines to halt operations after March 23 amid pandemic
Court documents claim Daniel Macduff, a retired civil servant from the Quebec City area, booked a Sunwing Airlines flight to Cuba last November that advertised a “champagne service.”