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Can anyone out there explain to me how this new testing requirement will work for international travel?
If my return flight is CUN-YYZ-YEG or CUN-YVR-YEG, will i have to quarantine (until i get the results back) in YYZ or YVR? Or can I continue to YEG and quarantine at home. If the answer is the former then WS and AC can kiss my money goodbye. |
WS has loaded YYC-LHR starting March 26, 2022 at 4x weekly.
WS18 YYC 20:30 - 12:00+1 LHR 789 2356 WS19 LHR 14:10 - 16:02 YYC 789 3467 YYC-LGW currently still remains scheduled once daily. |
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Actually WestJet’s Facebook page mentions Calgary-London Gatwick (LGW) operating up to 4x weekly too like London Heathrow (LHR). Though some changes are still possible. Will see as it gets closer. |
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So I was driving someone to the airport today. It's the first time I've been to YUL since the start of the pandemic. Everything is still so quiet compared to 2019. So few cars vs what we know.
I will fly late December so we will see how busy is it inside then. |
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Lots of different case scenarios, so you have to select the scenario that fits your situation. The only "new" requirements are for those originating in Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, or Zimbabwe In general though, all air travellers on international flights to Canada need a PCR CoVID test prior to boarding their flight to Canada. Quote:
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^This site is not fully updated unless Justin changed his mind again. Then again every time the Transport minister opens his mouth, he says "I dunno things are changing every day" as well so it's a team effort.
Exemptions for fully vaccinated travellers If you qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller you are: 1. Required to show a pre-entry molecular test 2. Required to use ArriveCAN 3. Required to take an arrival test if selected 4. Exempt from quarantine 5. Exempt from Day-8 testing That third point is incorrect. The government is saying that everyone will need to take a test upon arrival and WAIT for their results before leaving the airport, connecting, getting a Tim's coffee. You should either take a test prior to arriving in Canada or once you arrive but not both! |
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So I guess you're just going to have to wait and see because like it or not "things are changing every day". |
Sooo this is random.
Flairs 32nd destination will be to Deer Lake (YFD). I had to google where that is, and it’s in Newfoundland… They’ll offer YKF-YFD 2x weekly next summer. |
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Canadian ULCC airlines start scraping the bottom of potential destinations quite quickly. There's the obvious: a) Domestic flights between larger centres in summer b) Sun flights in winter c) Europe in the summer (if you've the airplane for it) Other than that, slim pickings abound. I'm not sure Deer Lake will be the ticket for Flair. However, they still exist despite my assumption that they would have folded by now. Would I buy a ticket for travel beyond the next couple of weeks? No. |
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That’s off-the-board to say the least. Going to YDF before YYT is rather bizarre. |
It effectively services Corner Brook. Perhaps they will connect to sun destinations out of Kitchener?
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This is the most important part of the clarified rules "If a passenger has a connecting flight, they get swabbed or collect a take-home test and then continue on to their final destination." Obviously the cost would have been a factor but I don't think making the passenger pay for the test was ever on the table. The government's already making the pre-departure test redundant.
The way I look at it is look at an insurance company. They are the most risk averse industry around. If you are vaccinated, no additional add-on insurance is required. If you are unvaccinated the insurance company feels that the risk is high enough that you will be hospitalized abroad that you need to pay a premium for them to take care of you. I still don't understand the logic of the pre-test. I thought now you can't travel if you are unvaccinated so everyone on your flight should be vaccinated so the risk of anyone needing hospitalization on the actual flight after arriving to Canada is slim to none. Now if you take the test at home after you arrive you can isolate, notify anyone has been on the plane, watch for symptoms and life continues on. The government talks about "science" based decisions but "logic" isn't part of that equation for the Canadian system. Hopefully the travel industry can survive this. |
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Canada flight. Pre departure testing has to be done at certain labs in South Africa. |
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