Canadian Airline Urges Ottawa to Repatriate Crew Detained in Dominican Republic After Reporting 200 Kg of Cocaine Found on Plane

Canadian Airline Urges Ottawa to Repatriate Crew Detained in Dominican Republic After Reporting 200 Kg of Cocaine Found on Plane
The Punta Cana International airport in the Dominican Republic on Nov. 28, 2020. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
Isaac Teo
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A charter flight company whose crew was detained in the Dominican Republic is asking the Canadian government to issue a travel advisory for the Caribbean destination, a position echoed by the Air Line Pilots Association of Canada (ALPA Canada).

Eric Edmonson, CEO of Pivot Airlines, has been urging the federal government to step in after five of his crew, along with six passengers, were detained by Dominican authorities after reporting that a stash of cocaine was found on board their plane on April 5.