COVID-19 Air Travel

• Halifax airport reports another ‘turbulent’ year due to COVID-19

  According to the Halifax International Airport Authority, passenger traffic was down 75 per cent in 2021 from what it was in 2019.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2022
  
• ‘You can’t leave us stranded’: B.C. man stuck in U.S. amid new travel rules

  Canada will require all air passengers to obtain a negative COVID-19 test three days before arriving in the country.

  Jan 6, 2021
  
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• Alleged ‘covidiots’ force all passengers on Greece-U.K. flight into quarantine

  An investigation has been started by TUI Airlines after 16 people on the flight tested positive for COVID-19.

  World

  Aug 31, 2020
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• Weather forecasting disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic

  Few planes have been flying due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what many people may not realize is how much air traffic plays an important role in forecasting.

  Weather

  Aug 29, 2020
• WestJet, Vancouver airport to test passengers for coronavirus in new pilot project

  WestJet Airlines Ltd. and Vancouver International Airport announced on Friday plans for a pilot project to test passengers for the coronavirus on some departing flights.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2020
• Coronavirus: Calgary airport sees 95% drop in passengers in April

  In April, officials said Calgary airport saw a 95 per cent decrease in passengers, with only 67,000 guests throughout the entire month -- that's the same number the airport would usually see in one day during the busy summer months.

  Canada

  May 27, 2020
• No physical distancing needed on flights, but ban washroom lineups: airline trade group

  The trade association for the world's major airlines is proposing a range of measures aimed at relaunching the global air travel industry that run counter to the established policies of Canadian airlines and the federal government.

  Canada

  May 19, 2020
• WestJet cancels thousands of domestic flights as demand drops

  The company says it will remove some 600 daily flights from its schedule between May 5 and June 4 about 18,000 trips in total, due to "significantly reduced guest demand" during the crisis.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2020
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• ‘Ghost town’ airports feeling the pinch as passenger traffic plummets

  James Bogusz of the Regina Airport Authority is working to find ways to alleviate financial stress as air traffic plummets under COVID-19.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2020