Sunwing donates 46,000 meals to food banks

Canada’s vacation charter airline Sunwing is donating 46,000 meals to food banks across Canada.

Sunwing, which calls itself the largest integrated travel company in North America, has a new national partnership with Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food rescue program, that allows Sunwing to donate all unused in-flight meals.

“Working with an incredible organization like Second Harvest gives us the opportunity to continue to help Canadians even as our operations are temporarily suspended,” said Stephen Hunter, CEO of Sunwing Travel Group.

The meals include smoked meat sandwiches, pizza, sausage rolls and breakfast sandwiches.

“During this crisis in particular, when so many people are at risk of going hungry, we can’t afford to let food go to waste,” said Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second Harvest.

Programs in 17 cities from Kelowna, B.C., to Gander, N.L. will receive meals.

The carrier has suspended its flights because of the COVID-19 crisis; it had repatriated over 60,000 Canadians, including 3,300 non-Sunwing customers, without charge.