Donna, who is immunosuppressed and had undergone a lung transplant, frantically searched for earlier return flights with Air Canada. However, in just one day, both airlines promptly cancelled the flights. This was booked before Air Canada tweeted that the last flight out of Italy would be a March 11 flight from Rome to Montreal. Air Canada responded to the Star’s request for comment by noting that flights almost always rise in price when booked last-minute. Air Canada, like many other airlines at this time, waived cancellation fees for travellers looking to come home because of COVID-19.

Source: thestar March 28, 2020 09:05 UTC