Experience of flying to Canada during Covid
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Re: Experience of flying to Canada during Covid
We flew Club Class (first time, wouldn't normally) so it was quite expensive, but the Economy tickets were about the same as normal - starting at 250gbp or so with no extras.
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Re: Experience of flying to Canada during Covid
what did your quarantine plan look like? do you have to quarantine in Toronto or could you travel to say Kingston or Ottawa?
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I know the prices can be higher if you buy through the Canadian website though.
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They should be careful. If they keep treating people like garbage in that way then they may not have any tourism sector left when they finally see fit to so treating every other nation with hostility.
I'm glad your flight went OK though. It must be a bit of a weight off your mind.
I'm glad your flight went OK though. It must be a bit of a weight off your mind.
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Upon arrival at Pearson the plane was met by CBSA officers, who, much to the surprise of the cabin crew, said that anyone who hadn't completed the ArriveCAN app in advance had to fill out the paper form BEFORE disembarking.
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Re: Experience of flying to Canada during Covid
You don't have to quarantine in Toronto but you should only take one piece of (private) transport to your destination, in our case a taxi to Hamilton. The taxi incidentally had a screen between the front and back seats so our quarantine effectively began in the car.
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Re: Experience of flying to Canada during Covid
To their credit though, the officers on the front line were very friendly and helpful.
I certainly didn't feel like I was treated like garbage. I've had much worse experiences in pre-Covid times.
I certainly didn't feel like I was treated like garbage. I've had much worse experiences in pre-Covid times.
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You can actually take public transit, including internal flights, to your final destination if you want to. You just have to take the most direct route possible or at least make an effort to show that you're taking the most direct route if asked. For many people this will be the only route such as people who will now need to connect via Toronto with Transat because some direct flights to the west coast have been cancelled.
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Yeah, fair enough. Your experience was first hand and might hasn't been yet. I've just been going by what you and others have been saying and to be fair I haven't flown into the UK since all of this kicked off either. The UK is hardly the most friendly country to fly into at the best of times. Our airport security are among the worst in the world and one time I disembarked a plane in Manchester only to be greeted by a sniffer dog at my crotch.
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I guess my argument is that it's not really a very friendly or welcoming process in the first place but then again maybe it isn't supposed to be.
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Re: Experience of flying to Canada during Covid
I flew between Halifax and Boston regularly before Covid and honestly the US Border is unfriendlier, on a regular day. I dont have an issue with it, its a border, I think its meant to be strict and follow a policy. No biggie.