Ten international and domestic flights have been flagged for possible COVID-19 exposures by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).
The list included flights between London, Seattle, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Abbotsford and Vancouver.
The flights are:
Oct. 27: Air Canada flight 226, from Vancouver to Calgary (affected rows: 1-7)
Oct. 27: Air Canada flight 855, from London to Vancouver (affected rows: 20-26)
Oct. 28: WestJet flight 164, from Vancouver to Edmonton (affected rows: 17-23)
Oct. 31: Alaska Airlines flight 3304, from Seattle to Vancouver (affected rows not reported)
Nov. 1: Air Canada flight 314, from Vancouver to Montreal (affected rows not reported)
Nov. 2: Swoop flight 406, from Toronto to Abbotsford (affected rows: 25-31)
Nov. 2: WestJet 711, from Toronto to Vancouver (affected rows: 14-20)
Nov. 3: Air Canada flight 305, from Montreal to Vancouver (affected rows not reported)
Nov. 4: Air Canada flight 106, from Vancouver to Toronto (affected rows: 31-35)
Nov. 4: Air Canada flight 123, from Toronto to Vancouver (affected rows: 31-35)
According to the BCCDC website, passengers seated in the affected rows “should be considered to be at higher risk of exposure due to their proximity to the case.”
BCCDC also stated that they will no longer be directly notifying passengers seated near a case of COVID-19, who was recognized after arrival, of their potential exposure after Mar. 27.
All travellers arriving in B.C. from outside of Canada are required to complete the federal ArriveCAN application digitally before entering Canada and must self-isolate for 14 days and monitored for symptoms upon their arrival under the federal Quarantine Act.
Passengers on domestic flights with a confirmed case of COVID-19 are asked to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days.
