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BCCDC flags 26 Vancouver flights for possible exposure to COVID-19

Any travellers returning to B.C. are encouraged to check the public health agency's website for updates about flights identified for the risk of exposure
Cameron Thomson
Cameron Thomson
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The BC Centre for Disease Control continues to update its list of flights flagged for carrying one or more individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 since travelling. Getty Images

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is warning airline passengers they may have been exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) on multiple recent Vancouver flights. 

Last week, Vancouver Is Awesome shared 18 Vancouver flights that were added to the list of potential COVID-19 public exposures.

Since then, the following 26 new flights have been added to the BCCDC's list of affected flights:

  • May 4: Air Canada 241, Edmonton to Vancouver (Affected rows 31-36)
  • May 11: Air Canada 314, Vancouver to Montreal (Affected rows 14-20)
  • May 11: Air Canada/Jazz 8563, Smithers to Vancouver (Affected rows 2-8)
  • May 12: Air Canada 116, Vancouver to Toronto (Affected rows 12-14)
  • May 12: Air Canada/Jazz 8415, Kelowna to Vancouver (Affected rows 12-18)
  • May 13: Air Canada 119, Toronto to Vancouver (Affected rows 30-36)
  • May 14: Air Canada 240, Vancouver to Edmonton (Affected rows 26-30)
  • May 14: Delta 4476, Seattle to Vancouver (Affected rows 3-9)
  • May 14: Air Canada 119, Toronto to Vancouver (Affected rows 26-30)
  • May 15: Air Canada 119, Toronto to Vancouver (Affected rows 4-8 and not
  • reported)
  • May 15: Air Canada/Jazz 8420, Vancouver to Kelowna (Affected rows 3-9 and not
  • reported)
  • May 16: Air Canada/Jazz Flight 8184, Fort St. John to Vancouver (Affected rows 3-9)
  • May 16: Air Canada/Jazz Flight 8414, Vancouver to Kelowna (Affected rows 14-20)
  • May 16: Air Canada/Jazz 8575, Saskatoon to Vancouver (Affected rows 14-20)
  • May 18: WestJet 100, Vancouver to Calgary (Affected rows 12-18)
  • May 19: Air Canada 104, Vancouver to Toronto (Affected rows 36-42)
  • May 19: Air Canada 997, Mexico City to Vancouver (Affected rows 12-14)
  • May 19: Air Canada 247, Edmonton to Vancouver (Affected rows 23-29)
  • May 19: Air Canada/Jazz 8578, Vancouver to Saskatoon (Affected rows 15-21)
  • May 20: Philippine Airlines 116, Manila to Vancouver (Affected rows 61-65)
  • May 20: Flair 8813, Calgary to Vancouver (Affected rows 8-14)
  • May 21: WestJet 124, Vancouver to Calgary (Affected rows 17-23)
  • May 21: AeroMexico 696, Mexico City to Vancouver (Affected rows not
  • reported)

There were also 11 flights identified for exposure to COVID-19 that landed in airports other than YVR.

  • May 6: Air Canada/Jazz 8401, Calgary to Kelowna (Affected rows 1-7)
  • May 10: Canadian North 5T1500, Edmonton to Terrace (Affected rows not reported)
  • May 11: Air Canada/Jazz 8401, Calgary to Kelowna (Affected rows 4-10)
  • May 12: Air Canada/Jazz 8402, Kelowna to Calgary (Affected rows not reported)
  • May 16: Swoop 108, Abbotsford to Hamilton (Affected rows 13-19)
  • May 20: North Cariboo 2010, Fort St. John to Kelowna (Affected rows not
  • reported)
  • May 20: North Cariboo Air 2012, Fort St. John to Nanaimo (Affected rows 2-8)
  • May 18: WestJet 3344, Kelowna to Calgary (Affected rows 13-19)
  • May 14: WestJet Flight 3375, Calgary to Kelowna (Affected rows 1-4)
  • May 17: Air Canada/Jazz 8402, Kelowna to Calgary (Affected rows 5-11)

Any travellers returning to B.C. are encouraged to check the public health agency's website for updates about flights identified for the risk of exposure. 

Currently, the Government of Canada states that you should avoid all travel outside of the country until further notice due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. In a global travel advisory, the government notes that "This advisory overrides other risk levels on this page, with the exception of any risk levels for countries or regions where we advise to avoid all travel."

Coronavirus: What to expect if you arrive in Canada via plane 

Travellers entering Canada by air need to book a hotel for a three-night stay upon arrival. They also need to provide a negative result for a COVID-19 molecular test taken within a 72-hour timeframe of their scheduled flight. 

All hotels are located near one of the four Canadian airports currently accepting international flights. These accommodations are privately owned and authorized by the Government of Canada.

Some of the hotels offer direct online booking for government-authorized accommodation. For all others, identify that you require accommodation for the COVID-19 mandatory three-night stopover to ensure you are booked correctly.

While in quarantine travellers will have three meals delivered to their rooms but hotel personnel are not permitted inside. Guests will be provided with cleaning supplies.

Find out more information about what to expect during your stay at a government-authorized hotel. 

With files from Elana Shepert