Major Canadian Airlines to Cancel Flights to Mexico and Caribbean, More Travel Restrictions Coming: Trudeau

Major Canadian Airlines to Cancel Flights to Mexico and Caribbean, More Travel Restrictions Coming: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Jan. 26, 2021. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new travel restrictions on Jan. 29, and said major Canadian airlines will be cancelling flights to certain regions. More measures will be announced in the coming weeks that will enforce mandatory quarantine in hotels for all international travellers, as the transmissible variants of the COVID-19 virus continues to spread.

The federal government has reached an agreement with Canadian airlines—Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing, and Air Transat—to suspend services to Mexico and all Caribbean destinations starting on Jan. 31 and lasting until April 30.