Travellers to pay ‘more than $2K’ for new mandatory COVID-19 hotel quarantine, Trudeau says

By Rachel Gilmore & Andrew Russell

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is cracking down on non-essential travel, announcing a slew of measures including the suspension of all flights to sunny destinations amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“With the challenges we currently face with COVID-19, both here at home and abroad, we all agree that now is just not the time to be flying,” Trudeau said, speaking from the front steps of Rideau Cottage on Friday.

“By putting in place these tough measures now, we can look forward to a better time, when we can all plan those vacations.”

He said that Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing and Air Transat have all agreed to cancel air services to “all Caribbean destinations and Mexico,” starting Sunday. The cancellations will continue until April 30, Trudeau added.

“They will be making arrangements with their customers who are currently on a trip in these regions to organize their return flights,” he said.