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Ottawa approves WestJet’s takeover of Sunwing
WestJet proactively cancelled all scheduled flights to and from Toronto Pearson International Airport on Friday, ahead of a major winter storm set that was set to hit the city. A WestJet plane waits at a gate at Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Ottawa set to approve WestJet Airlines takeover of Sunwing
Young boys look out at Air Canada and WestJet planes at Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Sunwing president apologizes to House of Commons transport committee following holiday chaos
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Politicians criticize airline industry over holiday travel chaos
Luggage bags are amassed in the bag claim area at Toronto Pearson International Airport, as a major winter storm disrupts flights in and out of the airport, in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Cole Burston/THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Sunwing ‘incredibly sorry’ after holiday travel disruptions leave customers stranded
Travellers wait in line at a Sunwing Airlines check-in desk at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Sunwing has issued an apology to passengers left stranded after winter storms upended operations but says “most of our customers enjoyed their holidays with minimal disruption.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Saskatchewan travel agents say they could lose thousands due to Sunwing cancellations
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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Governments, Saskatchewan travellers want Sunwing held accountable for travel chaos
Travellers wait in line at a Sunwing Airlines check-in desk at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The federal transport minister's office says issues being faced by Sunwing travellers from Saskatchewan are unacceptable. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Some Saskatchewan Sunwing passengers make it home, others make their own way back
A Sunwing Airlines jet prepares to takeoff at Trudeau International Airport in Montreal on Friday, March 20, 2020. Some Sunwing travellers from Saskatchewan say the airline is leaving them at airports in other provinces, while another says her flight from Mexico that made it to Regina had dozens of empty seats. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Scott Moe calls Sunwing’s move to end flights in Saskatchewan ‘irresponsible’
Travellers wait in line at a Sunwing Airlines check-in desk at Trudeau Airport in Montreal on April 20, 2022. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a decision by Sunwing Vacations to suspend its flights from the Saskatoon and Regina airports for a month is irresponsible. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Sunwing still working to bring stranded passengers home from Mexico after storms disrupt operations
Travellers wait in line at a Sunwing Airlines check-in desk at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Sunwing Vacations Inc. says it is sending out dozens of recovery flights this week to bring home passengers stranded in Mexico after winter storm travel disruptions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Passenger advocate urges stranded Sunwing passengers in Mexico to take legal action
Passengers are seen in a handout photo as they await transport at the airport in Cancun, Mexico, in the early hours of Dec. 25, 2022, after their delayed flight home to Canada was cancelled once again. Passengers say they've been shuffled from hotel to hotel after sleeping on floors at the airport and in lobbies, and that there's no end in sight to their ordeal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hina Itsaso, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Sunwing halts plan to hire foreign pilots before winter travel rush, union says
A Sunwing aircraft is parked at Montreal Trudeau airport in Montreal on March 2, 2022. Labour union Unifor, says Sunwing has chosen to back out of a plan to hire temporary foreign pilots ahead of the winter travel rush. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Canada’s competition watchdog says WestJet takeover of Sunwing would lead to higher airfares, less choice
A Sunwing aircraft is parked at Montreal Trudeau airport in Montreal on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Unifor says the Canadian government should block the WestJet Group's takeover of Sunwing Airlines Inc. unless it can guarantee job creation and investments in workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Sunwing union opposes Canadian carrier’s plans to hire foreign pilots
A Sunwing aircraft is parked at Montreal Trudeau airport in Montreal on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Unifor says the Canadian government should block the WestJet Group's takeover of Sunwing Airlines Inc. unless it can guarantee job creation and investments in workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Montreal Airport fears Westjet takeover of Sunwing Airlines will see flights shift to Toronto
A Sunwing aircraft is parked at Montreal Trudeau airport in Montreal on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Unifor says the Canadian government should block the WestJet Group's takeover of Sunwing Airlines Inc. unless it can guarantee job creation and investments in workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Sunwing pilots say airline bargained in bad faith, file complaint with labour board
A Sunwing aircraft is parked at Montreal Trudeau airport in Montreal on March 2, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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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
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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
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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