Air travel policy updates

[Madame]

This is the Montreal airport FAQ; let’s see if there’s sthg similar for your airports:

 

[Madame]

Yeah, I think you’re hosed

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

Yes.

Darn it, I know sometimes the plane just stops to pick up/drop off passengers...

Yes we could definitely connect through the US (basically through San Fran or LAX) but not with Westjet. Unless we wanted two entirely separate flight itineraries. And then we have to worry about double the amount of Covid tests. Antigen test to get back into the US and then a PCR test in the US to get into Canada. Far too complicated. We might as well just travel to the US instead

I was going to say... just cut your losses and come to Orlando with us
Just kidding of course.

 

[bcwife76]

Yeah, I think you’re hosed
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Oh my goodness, thank you for taking the time and looking all that up for me! I guess the only thing about this one is that kids don't need to quarantine at a hotel, they quarantine at home. But I still think we will be denied

 

[bcwife76]

Darn it, I know sometimes the plane just stops to pick up/drop off passengers...


I was going to say... just cut your losses and come to Orlando with us
Just kidding of course.

Believe me I am very tempted to book Orlando but of course coming from Vancouver.....if you think getting to Cancun is a problem right now

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

Believe me I am very tempted to book Orlando but of course coming from Vancouver.....if you think getting to Cancun is a problem right now

Oh that’s right… we are flying Toronto to Orlando, hope they don’t change the flights on us.
Maybe Disneyland then? I wish we could go to Disneyland, never been but same thing as you flying to Orlando, it’s MUCH further.

 

[bcwife76]

Oh that’s right… we are flying Toronto to Orlando, hope they don’t change the flights on us.
Maybe Disneyland then? I wish we could go to Disneyland, never been but same thing as you flying to Orlando, it’s MUCH further.

I suggested Disneyland to dh but he was less than enthused......plus, we are hoping to go with friends in November.....ugh....I has sad

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

I suggested Disneyland to dh but he was less than enthused......plus, we are hoping to go with friends in November.....ugh....I has sad

Hope you get some answers and things will work out in the end. Fingers crossed

 

[Sue M]

What in the world does this mean tho ???
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This is so confusing. If domestic transfers are not permitted how can WJ put them on a domestic transfer flight?

 

[bcwife76]

This is so confusing. If domestic transfers are not permitted how can WJ put them on a domestic transfer flight?

My thoughts exactly.
Also, last week while searching flights there were tons of direct flights between Vancouver and many places in Mexico along with Hawaii and other sun destinations. Today there are NONE in August, they all start up again in September. I think the airlines know something we don't.......(and I wasn't just searching WJ, I searched a/c as well).

 

[Sue M]

Has anyone heard anything about further changes after July 21 for border?
like doing away with 72 hr test?

Also for people who already traveled, has anyone downloaded the US app for travel? Says not mandatory. Something to download your test onto and fill out the Attestation form ?

 

[22Tink]

What in the world does this mean tho ???
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This is so confusing. If domestic transfers are not permitted how can WJ put them on a domestic transfer flight?

Oh man this is so complicated! We are flying WestJet and have a domestic connecting flight at YVR coming home from California. I've already registered to be tested on arrival at the airport but because we're connecting from Vancouver to Prince George does that mean we need the take home test kit instead? Or is the connecting flight going to be a real problem? Ugh I was just beginning to feel optimistic about going on this trip! We'll all be fully vaccinated so I really didn't think anything of the connector flight. I just assumed we'd test in Vancouver and connect to PG and home.

 

[pangyal]

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Oh my goodness, thank you for taking the time and looking all that up for me! I guess the only thing about this one is that kids don't need to quarantine at a hotel, they quarantine at home. But I still think we will be denied

Hmmm…that’s not how I read that at all. To me, it seems that you would pick up your arrival test in Calgary and head home to Vancouver where you do your test via webcam the same day or next, and your unvaccinated child is to self-isolate for the full 14-day period but all of the fully-vaxxed are covered under the new rules. You just can’t leave the secured areas during the connection portion of your trip.

And yes, Westjet just went and changed a ton of upcoming flights. I now know to basically just log in every two or three days and check on any upcoming flights we have with them because they never actually send notification about the changes.

 

[22Tink]

Seeing the updates here I just double checked our flight itinerary and Westjet has changed ours too without notifying us. They've completely cancelled our flight out of Orange County and didn't replace it with anything! So they have us flying Prince George to Vancouver, Vancouver to LAX. Then only a flight home out of Vancouver but no flight out of the US at all??

 

[bcwife76]

Seeing the updates here I just double checked our flight itinerary and Westjet has changed ours too without notifying us. They've completely cancelled our flight out of Orange County and didn't replace it with anything! So they have us flying Prince George to Vancouver, Vancouver to LAX. Then only a flight home out of Vancouver but no flight out of the US at all??

What the heck???!

 

[bcwife76]

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Hmmm…that’s not how I read that at all. To me, it seems that you would pick up your arrival test in Calgary and head home to Vancouver where you do your test via webcam the same day or next, and your unvaccinated child is to self-isolate for the full 14-day period but all of the fully-vaxxed are covered under the new rules. You just can’t leave the secured areas during the connection portion of your trip.

And yes, Westjet just went and changed a ton of upcoming flights. I now know to basically just log in every two or three days and check on any upcoming flights we have with them because they never actually send notification about the changes.

It's funny because that is how my husband read it too. I'm so confused

 

[22Tink]

What the heck???!

I know! It was your post that prompted me to check my flights so thank you! I hope you can get your trip figured out with minimal stress. I'm hoping that I just happened to log in while they're in the middle of rebooking us? I checked the WestJet website and they've definitely cancelled all flights to Orange County till after Labour Day now so I assume they'll rebook us out of LAX but there's nothing on our itinerary yet to reflect that.

 

[bcwife76]

I know! It was your post that prompted me to check my flights so thank you! I hope you can get your trip figured out with minimal stress. I'm hoping that I just happened to log in while they're in the middle of rebooking us? I checked the WestJet website and they've definitely cancelled all flights to Orange County till after Labour Day now so I assume they'll rebook us out of LAX but there's nothing on our itinerary yet to reflect that.

Well at least some good has come out of my predicament Hopefully you can get yours sorted out with minimal disruption. What a pain though, eh?

 

[Sue M]

Oh man this is so complicated! We are flying WestJet and have a domestic connecting flight at YVR coming home from California. I've already registered to be tested on arrival at the airport but because we're connecting from Vancouver to Prince George does that mean we need the take home test kit instead? Or is the connecting flight going to be a real problem? Ugh I was just beginning to feel optimistic about going on this trip! We'll all be fully vaccinated so I really didn't think anything of the connector flight. I just assumed we'd test in Vancouver and connect to PG and home.

So confusing I agree. I wonder if you call WJ if they’ll have more info.

 

[Sue M]

I know! It was your post that prompted me to check my flights so thank you! I hope you can get your trip figured out with minimal stress. I'm hoping that I just happened to log in while they're in the middle of rebooking us? I checked the WestJet website and they've definitely cancelled all flights to Orange County till after Labour Day now so I assume they'll rebook us out of LAX but there's nothing on our itinerary yet to reflect that.

I’d be on the phone with booking! ASAP. One time an airline changed my flight returning home - only the first leg from MCO to Dallas. They had me leaving 2 hrs after my connection. I phoned and asked them to explain how that would work

I got into the habit of checking my reservations regularly years ago.