Originally Posted by
rankourabu
Starting January 7, 2021, anyone flying to Canada from another country, unless exempted, will be required to provide written or electronic documentation showing they received a negative result from a COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours prior to their scheduled boarding.
So 80% of pax, no change at all.
However, looks like transits are not exculded from the requirement.
AC may as well shut down shop apart from domestic. This is gonna hit the airlines hard. And its so, so, pointless. It doesnt do anything to stop imported cases with 80% exempted anyway.
There's an interesting difference here. Essential travelers could declare themselves such at the border and skip the quarantine. But it seems like now essential travelers will need to declare themselves such (and prove it) at the gate. So I wonder how that will work out. How do you prove to a gate agent in SFO or LHR that you're essential and, therefore, don't need the test? It's easy if you're under 5 years old or a member of the aircrew, but I'm not sure beyond that…