Canada had closed its borders and stopped all air links with India when Covid-19 was in full flow. In fact, Canada had stopped air links with many other countries too
Canada is now accessible from India again. From September 20, 2021, Air Canada has resumed flying to Delhi and also resumed flights from India to Canada on September 21, 2021. It had closed its borders and stopped all air links with India when Covid-19 was in full flow. In fact, Canada had stopped air links with many other countries too.
Canada was in the news for its tough stance on not accepting India’s RT-PCR testing standards. In fact, it insisted on a third-country test for those wanting to enter Canada from India. So, even after Canada opened its borders opened in early September 2021, Indian travellers had to go through a third country, mainly via Mexico, because they had to get tested and present an RT-PCR negative report on arrival into Canada.
Stringent testing is being imposed for travel from India to Canada. The Air Canada website mentions a RT-PCR report, not older than 18-hours before the flight, from a specific lab at Delhi Airport. Even connecting passengers will have to provide a report from this lab only. This has to be kept in mind before booking flights to Delhi to connect on the flights to Canada
Toronto to Delhi, and return flights, AC42/AC43 are now scheduled to be operated all 7 days of the week with a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, non-stop in both directions. Similarly, flights between Vancouver and Delhi will also resume a day after the flights between Toronto/Delhi. They will operate as AC44/AC45 all seven days of the week, with a Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
Stringent testing is being imposed for travel from India to Canada. The Air Canada website mentions a RT-PCR report, not older than 18-hours before the flight, from a specific lab at Delhi Airport. Even connecting passengers will have to provide a report from this lab only. This has to be kept in mind before booking flights to Delhi to connect on the flights to Canada.
************************************************************************
Readers
These are extraordinary times. All of us have to rely on high-impact, trustworthy journalism. And this is especially true of the Indian Diaspora. Members of the Indian community overseas cannot be fed with inaccurate news.
Pravasi Samwad is a venture that has no shareholders. It is the result of an impassioned initiative of a handful of Indian journalists spread around the world. We have taken the small step forward with the pledge to provide news with accuracy, free from political and commercial influence. Our aim is to keep you, our readers, informed about developments at ‘home’ and across the world that affect you.
Please help us to keep our journalism independent and free.
In these difficult times, to run a news website requires finances. While every contribution, big or small, will makes a difference, we request our readers to put us in touch with advertisers worldwide. It will be a great help.
For more information: pravasisamwad00@gmail.com