I can say that the airlines were not just consulted, but they actually agreed.
The four major Canadian airlines that travel to the Caribbean and Mexico all voluntarily agreed. The Prime Minister announced, I think on Friday, January 29, that they had agreed to cease all of their travel to all Caribbean destinations and Mexico, effective January 31. The Prime Minister thanked them for their leadership and recognized their leadership in contributing to reducing the threat of the importation of COVID and these new variants of concern.
The government committed to continue to work with the industry through these negotiations and also to working together to develop a plan for the eventual safe restart of air travel.