/newsroom/taxonomy/term/4132/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-airport-delays-339942 <p>While the air transport industry welcomed news that millions of unvaccinated Canadians will soon be allowed to fly, experts and unions said a new influx of travellers could worsen the ongoing delays at airports across the country. The government announced that starting June 20 proof of vaccination will not be required to board a train or a plane in Canada. As of May 22, just over 18 per cent of Canadians — almost seven million people — did not have at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.</p> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:21:38 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288207 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-ukrainian-airplane-crashes-near-irans-capital-killing-176-passengers-303950 <p>The Ukraine International Airlines jet, Flight PS752, hurtled into farmland outside of Tehran only minutes after taking off from the capital’s main international airport on Wednesday morning. Fifty-seven Canadians were among the 176 people killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed near Iran’s capital only minutes after takeoff. (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadians-among-176-killed-in-passenger-plane-crash-in-iran-1.4757783">CTV News</a>)<br /> <br /> Here are some experts from ���ϲ����� University that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:19:42 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 195332 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/air-travel-passengers-clash-over-gender-segregation-july-30-254305 <p>“An uncomfortable moment between passengers aboard a New Jersey-to-Toronto flight has renewed the debate over reasonable accommodation and the balance between competing rights.” (Source: <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/passengers-on-porter-flight-clash-when-ultra-orthodox-jew-refuses-to-sit-next-to-woman">National Post</a>)</p> <p>Here’s our ���ϲ����� expert available to comment on this issue:</p> Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:05:45 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 24371 at /newsroom