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.
“What we want [the government] to do is, first and foremost, repatriate our crew who have had no evidence of their involvement in this supposed crime,” said Edmonson in an interview on Global News’ Roy Green Show on May 8.
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