crofty82

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.

DMajor

That's good to hear, Thanks

wardy_1990

what did your quarantine plan look like? do you have to quarantine in Toronto or could you travel to say Kingston or Ottawa?

DigitalGhost

No, not especially. You can still get return fares from the UK to Toronto for around £350ish.
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I know the prices can be higher if you buy through the Canadian website though.

Howefamily

I am curious as to what you mean here. I have read the post a few times and dont see any garbage treatment myself, what am I missing here?

DigitalGhost

No problem. Well this for a start.

It's not exactly welcoming or friendly is it.

crofty82

We didn't have anything written down, we just entered the required details in the app - address, phone number, e-mail address etc. The CBSA officer verbally verified that we would be staying somewhere where we could successfully isolate and have food, medical supplies etc. delivered to us and was satisfied with our answers.

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.

crofty82

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.

DigitalGhost

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.

DigitalGhost

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.

Howefamily

Honestly I think you are overthinking it. Sounds like they are just following a process to me.

DigitalGhost

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.

Howefamily

Are you familiar with the process on a normal day of entering Canada?

DigitalGhost

Yep. Probably not to the extent that many others are on here but yeah I've definitely been through it a few times.

Howefamily

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.