Influencers stranded in mexico : after maskless party on plane – trudeau enraged by “east goths on vacation”

A group of influencers sparked outrage with a party on a flight from montreal to cancún. Prime minister justin trudeau compared them to barbarians.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is incensed by influencer party on plane. (archive image)

After a sensational party flight to mexico without complying with corona measures, a group of young canadians are apparently stuck there. At least two canadian airlines said they would deny them transportation back home for safety reasons because of their behavior on the outbound flight, after another airline canceled the return flight. Canada’s prime minister justin trudeau called them "idiots".

canadian department of transportation tweeted on thursday it is investigating the case. Fines of up to 5000 Canadian dollars (just under 3500 euros) per offense could be imposed. Travelers who endangered the lives of others and caused harm could be punished with up to three years in prison and/or fines of up to one million dollars, according to another government release.

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Videos from the charter machine, released on 30. December had flown from montreal, canada, to the mexican resort of cancún, had been circulating on social media. In it, you can see young people partying exuberantly without wearing masks or keeping their distance from each other.

They dance and obviously drink alcohol, a woman smokes an e-cigarette. according to media reports, these were influencers and reality tv stars from the province of quebec. Addressing the case at a press conference on wednesday, trudeau said the irresponsible behavior of the tour group was a slap in the face.

Airline cancels return flight

A 19-year-old student told the canadian press news agency she won entry to the trip on instagram. In mexico, she tested positive for the coronavirus – as did an estimated 30 other members of the group. She didn’t know how she was going to pay for the extended hotel stay. A man who claimed to be the organizer of the trip said it was the first travel event of his private club. He learned a lot.

Trudeau spoke of "unacceptable" behavior: "when a bunch of idiots decide to go on vacation like the Ostrogoths, it’s extremely frustrating, demoralizing," he told journalists on Wednesday. canada is currently experiencing record numbers of coronavirus infections, and restrictions are again in place in several provinces: among other things, schools are closed and private gatherings are prohibited.

In a statement to the news agency AFP, the airline sunwing, which had organized the flight, assured that a group of passengers on the flight on the 30. december 2021 with their "unbridled" behavior violated the hygiene rules in force on board.

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The airline then cancelled the return flight to canada. Several of sunwing’s competitors – including Canada’s largest airline air canada – announced they would exclude influencers involved in the celebration from their flights. (dpa, AFP)

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