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REGINA – 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 airline announced Thursday it was immediately cancelling its operations through Feb. 3 at Saskatchewan’s two international airports “due to extenuating circumstances.”
It says customers with cancelled southbound flights would receive a full refund and those who were trying to return home would receive information soon.
Sunwing has said it is sending out dozens of recovery flights this week to bring home thousands of passengers from across Canada who are stranded in Mexico after winter storms disrupted its operations.
Moe says Saskatchewan’s Transportation Minister Jeremy Cockrill has been in contact with Sunwing and federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, asking for a detailed plan of how and when passengers who travelled from Saskatchewan will get back.
He says his government also expects Sunwing to “appropriately compensate everyone who did not receive the service they purchased.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 30, 2022.
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