Major air carriers in Canada have issued statements criticizing how the federal government managed the pandemic in their sector after it announced measures would be lifted on Oct. 1, with Air Canada saying they weren’t based on science.
“Air Canada welcomes the removal of these restrictions, acknowledging that air travel is safe and that the measures were not justified by science,” Craig Landry executive vice-president and chief operating officer at Air Canada said in a statement.
Landry added this will “greatly” facilitate travel and help to stabilize the sector and the Canadian economy.
The Air Canada statement came on Sept. 26, a few hours after Ottawa announced it was letting lapse interim orders affecting travel and border rules….