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COVID-19: Transat extends flight suspension until end of July due to ongoing travel restrictions

WATCH: Our Consumer Matters reporter Anne Drewa tells you how you can get your money back for your cancelled Air Transat flight, now that the airline is offering refunds after making a deal with Ottawa. – Apr 29, 2021

Air Transat has extended the suspension of its flights until July 29, due to continued travel restrictions in Canada and abroad.

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The airline run by tour company Transat AT advised passengers of the extension of the suspension that was slated to end in mid-June in a travel advisory on its website.

It says affected customers will receive a notice informing them of their options.

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The Montreal-based airline’s operations have been grounded since the Canadian government’s request in January to stop travel to Mexico and the Caribbean because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transat reached a deal with Ottawa last month to borrow up to $700 million, nearly half of which will go toward refunding travellers.

The company sought the support after Air Canada withdrew its $190-million bid for Transat after learning that European Union regulators would not allow the deal to go ahead.

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