Originally Posted by
fishingcarlos
This fall, we may fly LHR-YUL-IAD.
If US testing protocols are still in place and Canada continues to not test, does Air Canada consider YUL to be our entry point (no test) or US (test)?
If US (test), can our flight be changed at time of LHR departure to terminate in YUL? If so, we could drive across border and figure out next flight from there.
Air Canada typically doesn’t yet you start a journey you cannot finish. So it is going to require completion of all entry requirements for your final destination before you start your journey.
This is no different than AC doing a passport/visa check before a domestic flight that connects to an international flight. If you have a sufficiently long connection and have a test appointment booked in Montreal you might be able to convince them to let you start the journey, but no guarantees.
If your question is rooted in you wanting to respond to a failed test in the UK by flying to Canada and then driving across the border, beyond being problematic for all of the passengers on your flight, you would need to lie to AC during checkin to fly that first leg.
If you are worried about the consequences of getting COVID in the UK and being trapped, you probably shouldn’t go.