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More Sunwing Party Flight Influencers Got Busted — Fines Now Total $59,500

The Sunwing party flight certainly is the gift that keeps on giving. After issuing a total of 24 penalties following the Montreal to Cancun flight on December 30, Transport Canada announced Thursday that now, 37 passengers have been issued 42 penalties, bringing the total value of the fines up to a whopping $59,500.

"The safety and security of travellers and transportation workers is paramount to Transport Canada," the department stated in an April 28 press release.

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Balarama Holness Challenged The Sunwing Party Flight Guy To An MMA Fight To Shut Him Up

In a story that just keeps getting delightfully weirder, ex-Montreal mayoral candidate and Mouvement Montréal leader Balarama Holness has challenged Sunwing Party flight guy James William Awad to a five-round MMA fight.

Asked by MTL Blog if this was an April Fool's joke, Holness replied, "no it is not. 100% serious." So this is where we're at now.

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James William Awad Will Pay​ $1M/Year For An Assistant To Book Facials & Bring Him Fruit

James William Awad, the man behind 111 Private Club, the group that organized the infamous Sunwing flight to Mexico back in December, is currently on the search for a personal assistant.

Awad announced his desire to hire a personal assistant in an Instagram story on February 6, along with a follow-up story that said the offered salary for the position is going to be $1 million per year. That's way more than most companies in Quebec offer as a starting salary...

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7 Moments From Sunwing-Famous James William Awad That Are Gloriously Over-The-Top

The Sunwing debacle, beginning with the now-infamous flight to Cancun on December 30, has been completely bonkers. Local celebrities and "influencers" didn't just throw a party on a charter flight in apparent, complete disregard of COVID-19 regulations, they shared videos of the party online, and then seemed surprised by the backlash.

And there was backlash. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself called them "idiots." Sunwing said it tried to negotiate their return home, but that the group rejected the company's terms. Sunwing, Air Canada and Air Transat all subsequently refused to let the passengers of the flight fly home, leaving the Trudeau-designated "idiots" to fend for themselves in Mexico.

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James Awad Addressed Rumours That Influencers Used Vaseline To Fake Negative PCR Tests

James William Awad, the man behind the now-infamous 111 Private Club and that fateful Sunwing flight to Cancun, spoke directly to the media for the first time in a press conference on January 27. In addition to sharing some strong words for the three airlines that refused to bring the group of in-flight partiers back to Canada, Awad also finally addressed reports that group members tried to use Vaseline to fake PCR tests.

The government requires travellers to present a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of a flight departing for Canada.

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The Sunwing Party Flight Bro Slammed Airlines For 'Abandoning' Influencers In Mexico

Remember the Sunwing party flight drama? Well, the trip may be over, but the media frenzy definitely isn't. On Thursday, January 27, James William Awad, founder of 111 Private Club, held a press conference to address the questions that have been on people's minds — and to slam certain airlines.

The party flight organizer started the conference by calling out Sunwing, Air Transat and Air Canada for "abandoning" 154 Quebecers in Mexico. The contract promised a flight back, Awad said, which some influencers were not given in the end.

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A Mother Of One Of The Sunwing Flight Influencers Apologized For Her Daughter's Choices

During Monday's episode of the Quebec TV show La semaine des 4 Julie, the mother of Rebecca St-Pierre, one of the passengers on the infamous Sunwing flight, came forward to testify and make a public apology.

St-Pierre's mother said she did not agree with her daughter going on the trip organized by 111 Private Club.

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James William Awad Said 111 Private Club Has Received 'Thousands' Of Requests To Join

111 Private Club, the group behind the infamous Sunwing party flight, made nonstop headlines for days after the story broke.

During an interview with Narcity, James William Awad, the man behind the club, claimed that the controversy hasn't hurt the appeal of the private club, which has 1,082 Quebec members. Rather, he said it's had quite the opposite effect.

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An Influencer From The Sunwing Party Plane Said The Group 'Didn't Kill Anyone'

The Sunwing party flight saga continues. On Sunday evening, James Wiliam Awad, the organizer of the trip, went live on 111 Private Club's Instagram account where he answered all kinds of questions circulating about the event.

The live began with one of the Quebec influencers who was on the flight, Tony Lee, joining in the discussion from Mexico.

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The Sunwing Flight Organizer Called Critics Of His Plane Party 'Sheep' & Said 'Wake Up'

After James William Awad released a public statement about the whole Sunwing flight fiasco, in the midst of releasing other statements on Twitter, the organizer of the trip returned to social networks on January 9 to discuss the events yet again. This time, he referred to anyone who got upset about the partying that took place on their plane to Mexico as "sheep."

"Reality of the story, sheeps are mad because people partied on a private chartered plane where partying was allowed," wrote Awad, the owner of 111 Private Club, on his Twitter account. He then told his critics to "wake up!!"

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The Quebec Influencer Saga Made It Onto 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' (VIDEO)

The group of Quebec influencers who decided to film themselves partying maskless on a plane to Mexico have been making tons of headlines over the last few days. And after the footage began to circulate online, Sunwing, Air Transat and Air Canada all refused to fly them home.

This event, chartered by 111 Private Club, is getting attention from all kinds of major online newspapers, including TMZ. And now, the whole fiasco has even managed to make its way onto The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

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WTF Is 111 Private Club? Here's What To Know About The Plane Party Scandal's Organizer

A group of Quebec influencers and reality TV personalities made headlines this week as footage of them partying maskless while on a plane to Mexico, chartered by 111 Private Club, circulated online, leading to Sunwing, Air Transat and Air Canada refusing to fly them home.

The passengers — who Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a gang de sans-desseins (purposeless or clueless people) — face fines of up to $5,000 per offence and even jail time for air safety and public health violations, and both the airline as well as multiple federal government departments are investigating. Some of the passengers have also spoken out to tell their sides of the story, as has the flight's organizer: 111 Private Club.

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