Canada 'needs' airline industry, is monitoring day by day: minister

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Canada is closely monitoring the slumping airline industry and extended a ban on large cruise ships to Oct. 31 to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said on Friday.

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Transport Marc Garneau speaks in the House of Commons as legislators convene to give the government power to inject billions of dollars in emergency cash to help individuals and businesses through the economic crunch caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

Due to Canada’s size and geography, “We expect and need an airline industry in this country,” he said. Canada’s April gross domestic product plunged a record 11% from March as businesses shut down to fight the coronavirus, data showed on Friday, and analysts said it was unclear how quickly the economy would recover.

On Friday, the public health agency said coronavirus deaths rose to 6,918, an increase of less than 2% from the previous day.Cruise ships with overnight capacity for more than 100 crew and passengers will not be allowed to operate in Canadian waters at least until November, the minister said. The ban on large cruise ships, many of which were hit by COVID-19 outbreaks, began in March.

 

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So MarcGarneau can keep getting paid by them? Countries need airlines that don’t take advantage of travellers with fair prices, low taxes, and REFUNDS.....not useless vouchers! AirPassRightsCA CBCNews CTV globeandmail financialpost

Nationalize it. It will be twice as expensive but almost bearable. They may even rediscover customer service.

Capitalists protect each other.

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