Quebecers Stranded by Haitian Protests Arrive in Montreal

Quebecers Stranded by Haitian Protests Arrive in Montreal
Passengers arrive at Trudeau airport in Montreal on Feb. 16, 2019. More than 100 Quebec tourists who had been trapped in Haiti amid violent street protests were flown back to Montreal that day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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MONTREAL—Dozens of Quebec tourists who had been trapped in Haiti amid violent street protests were greeted with hugs and tears from relieved loved ones as they landed at Montreal’s airport on Saturday.

An Air Transat flight carrying 150 passengers, including the 113 Quebec tourists who had booked the same vacation package through the airline, landed at Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport just after 9 p.m.