Canada asks regulator to probe maskless party on airline as COVID cases soar


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  • Wednesday, 05 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra takes part in a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada's minister of transport on Tuesday called for an investigation into reports of maskless revelers on a recent airline flight, as the country battles soaring cases of COVID-19.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said on Twitter he had asked regulator Transport Canada to investigate media reports of passengers snapping selfies, drinking alcohol and congregating close together on a Sunwing Airlines flight.

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