Trudeau cancels flights to curb virus in Canada

Bloomberg

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is introducing sweeping new restrictions on international travel in a bid to stem the spread of new variants of Covid-19 into the country.
The country’s largest airlines have agreed to suspend flights to the Caribbean and Mexico for three months, Trudeau said at a press conference in Ottawa. Travellers coming into Canada will now be tested on arrival and will have to quarantine at designated hotels for as long as three days to await results.
The new measures add to existing requirements that include evidence of a negative test before boarding the flight and 14-day quarantine after arrival.
A “Temporary Closure” sign is displayed on an Air Canada ticketing counter last year after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the new rules, passengers who test negative at the airport can isolate for the remainder of that two-week period at home. Four airlines — Air Canada, WestJet Airlines, Air Transat and Sunwing — are part of the agreement, Trudeau said. The cancellations will
go into effect from January
31- April 30.
Air Canada fell 7.9%, hitting its lowest point since November 13, but pared losses after the airline said the impact on cash burn would be “not material given the already reduced levels of passenger traffic.”