Air travel policy updates

[suse66]

No! I read That we will have to upload our vaccine info into the ArriveCAN App. But I wonder from what? The hand written card we got?
I believe some sort of vaccine passport will be within the ArriveCAN APP?

Here in Ontario, our vaccine records are on the provincial Covid website. You can log in to it and download your vaccination records. I have done that and will upload to the Arrive Can app as soon as I am able to. I am not sure if that is something other provinces are doing as well.

 

[Sue M]

Ya I'm hoping but not expecting. I found a place by Old Town that does same day PCR. 10 minute Uber ride.

Which place, and what is cost?

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Phew! Okay. My next very important question is:

When can I get a direct flight to and from Orlando?

 

[Sue M]

Here in Ontario, our vaccine records are on the provincial Covid website. You can log in to it and download your vaccination records. I have done that and will upload to the Arrive Can app as soon as I am able to. I am not sure if that is something other provinces are doing as well.

I can see my vaccines on the BC Health Gateway web site, but they aren’t seperate, just listed along with my other lab tests etc.

 

[Juventus]

Which place, and what is cost?

https://covidtestingllc.com/Cost depends on speed. About $110. Others say you can go to Walgreens but I am not sure if that is just for Americans (and perhaps they could deny you), and the turnaround time is not guaranteed.

Anyways, I am thinking more will change in another month.

 

[suse66]

Phew! Okay. My next very important question is:

When can I get a direct flight to and from Orlando?

I purchased direct flights from Toronto to Orlando for August 7-15.

I can see my vaccines on the BC Health Gateway web site, but they aren’t seperate, just listed along with my other lab tests etc.

Are you able to download that information? Then you could print it out or upload it to ArriveCan.

 

[Etch]

Anyways, I am thinking more will change in another month.

This is where I land on this as well. I think these are interim baby steps and they've made no distinction between the US border and other international destinations.

If they actually open the border with the US on July 21to non-essential travel I'm hoping to see more large scale changes.

 

[hdrolfe]

Phew! Okay. My next very important question is:

When can I get a direct flight to and from Orlando?

Still only Montreal, Toronto, Calgary & Vancouver.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

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[ilovetotravel1977]

Who would you ask about about connecting flights? MCO to YYZ to YHZ? How do I know if I need a test when landing inn YYZ or if I wait until I get home at YHZ?

 

[Sue M]

https://covidtestingllc.com/Cost depends on speed. About $110. Others say you can go to Walgreens but I am not sure if that is just for Americans (and perhaps they could deny you), and the turnaround time is not guaranteed.

Anyways, I am thinking more will change in another month.

Ok thanks. This is the one I know about. I believe Walgreens does testing on non Americans, but traveling in a busy season, August and the fact they don’t guarantee when you’ll get results, they say 3-4 days is a bit worrisome.

 

[lhuggi1]

Who would you ask about about connecting flights? MCO to YYZ to YHZ? How do I know if I need a test when landing inn YYZ or if I wait until I get home at YHZ?

Testing is available in YYZ in Terminal 1 and 3
8:00-16:00
TESTING must take place at your first entry point into Canada

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Riiight. Is YYZ using quick turnaround tests?

If these testing policies stay in place forever, I better start looking for a new layover time (no more 1.5 hours).

 

[Sue M]

Who would you ask about about connecting flights? MCO to YYZ to YHZ? How do I know if I need a test when landing inn YYZ or if I wait until I get home at YHZ?

Info is on torontopearson.com

 

[lhuggi1]

Riiight. Is YYZ using quick turnaround tests?

If these testing policies stay in place forever, I better start looking for a new layover time (no more 1.5 hours).

Typically test results come back the next day.

 

[22Tink]

Well, I guess we got most questions answered for travel and children who are unvaccinated. Nothing about land border.
Hopefully by July 21 they’ll drop testing for fully vaccinated.
I’ll be keeping my air, I think.

I hope so too. Or at least just drop it to only the airport arrival test instead of having to do the preboarding test too. I have my end of August flights rebooked so I'm feeling pretty optimistic at this point!

 

[bcwife76]

I can see my vaccines on the BC Health Gateway web site, but they aren’t seperate, just listed along with my other lab tests etc.

Ok so when you log into HealthGateway, next to your covid vaccine you will see a little paper clip icon. Click on that and it will take you to the page where you can print off the "official" BC provincial vaccine card. Hope this makes sense lol

 

[2Lunds]

Side note - I was looking at the entry requirements to USA as posted on Delta's website, and they don't consider anyone with AZ to be "fully vaccinated". That might change down the line.

 

[bcwife76]

Side note - I was looking at the entry requirements to USA as posted on Delta's website, and they don't consider anyone with AZ to be "fully vaccinated". That might change down the line.

According to the CDC you will be able to enter:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html
"†This guidance applies to COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson (J&J)/Janssen COVID-19 vaccines. This guidance can also be applied to COVID-19 vaccines that have been authorized for emergency use by the World Health Organization (e.g. AstraZeneca/Oxford). "

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I am just watching on youtube a cruise vlogger who is Canadian from Ottawa. He is talking about the restrictions and just mentioned that they are looking at expanding the number airports from the four! Does anyone recall hearing that?