Two airline passengers each face fines of
The first incident occurred on a WestJet flight from
"In both incidents, the individuals were directed repeatedly by the air crew to wear their face coverings during the flights and in both cases, the individuals refused," the aviation regulator, which did not name the passengers, said Friday.
Masks or face coverings have been mandatory on flights and in terminals since
The announcement comes three days after WestJet announced a strict new policy to ensure passengers wear face coverings, with consequences for refusal that include a year-long travel ban.
The move is part of a push by airlines to coax Canadians back to the skies amid the ongoing implosion of the global travel industry.
Beefed-up sanitation protocols and no-contact check-ins comprise some of the changes on planes and in terminals, though both airlines scrapped their on-board seat distancing policies on
"Operators should develop guidance for spacing passengers aboard aircraft when possible to optimize social distancing," the document states.
Since March, at least 973 flights have carried passengers with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 in
Some 378 domestic and 595 international flights
Some flights may have had more than one positive case reported and a given case may have travelled on more than one flight, the agency said.
The figures, gathered through reports from provincial and territorial health authorities, are not exhaustive.
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