Hi all!
I'm going to to be flying out of the country from southern Ontario in about 2 months.
I've read the the rules for flying in and out, the restrictions, and have been keeping up with the things happening in the quarantine hotels.
I'd like to know if anyone else has flown out in the last few months and what your experience has been like? Anything I should be prepared for aside from the obvious? What phrasing can I use to decline to hotel stay if they try to force it?
Cheers guys.
I flew to Brazil twice (Sept and Dec) and Indonesia two weeks ago. I haven’t entered Canada since the hotel stay was implemented. Returning to Canada I had to list a place for quarantine when I arrived back in November and Jan and I had to complete the page on the ArriveCAN app.
On departure the airline will require you to show that you meet the entry requirements for your destination country. For Brazil it was easy because there were none at the time.
For Indonesia I had to have a negative PCR test result, a reservation at a quarantine hotel, and proof of admissibility (in my case a valid visa). I also had to complete the Indonesian online form on their app.
It’s easy. Just give yourself extra time because it can take a little longer to check in.
Thank you for the info!
I figured the check-in would take longer given the procedures so I'm relieved to know that concern is at least confirmed.
Don’t underestimate the ability of the check in people to get things wrong. If you are going somewhere not too common be prepared. Bring along printouts of the destination’s rules and requirements and be prepared to educate the check-in people. For my Indonesian check in we had the rules, printed visas, everything. The attendant had no idea. But he finally got a senior supervisor to weigh in who was on the ball. And if possible, avoid Air Canada.
Ahh this is a good piece of advice, thank you. I'll definitely print out everything.
I purposely avoided Air Canada flights in my booking LOL