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20 more B.C. flights flagged for COVID-19 exposures

The flights were added to the BCCDC's list of public exposures on Jan. 16 and Jan. 17
Kirsten Clarke
Kirsten Clarke
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A passenger wears a face mask onboard a flight during the COVID-19 pandemic. xavierarnau/Getty Images

Twenty more flights through B.C. have been flagged for COVID-19 exposures by the BC Centre for Disease Control.

The BCCDC added the international and domestic flights to its online list of public exposures on Jan. 16 (18 flights) and Jan. 17 (2 flights).

Last week, over 60 flights were listed as having at least one case of the virus between Jan. 10 and Jan. 15.  

Passengers seated in the affected rows – listed when available – should be “considered to be at higher risk of exposure due to their proximity to the case,” according to the BCCDC.

The affected flights are:

  • Jan. 3: Air Canada 551 from Los Angeles to Vancouver (affected rows 12 to 15)
  • Jan. 3: Air Canada 114 from Vancouver to Toronto (affected rows 12 to 14)
  • Jan. 5: Air Canada 127 from Toronto to Vancouver (affected rows 29 to 33)
  • Jan. 5: Air Canada 567 from San Francisco to Vancouver (affected rows 12 to 16)
  • Jan. 6: Air Canada 551 from Los Angeles to Vancouver (affected rows 3 to 4, 12 to 15 and 18 to 24)
  • Jan. 6: Air Canada 127 from Toronto to Vancouver (affected rows 31 to 34)
  • Jan. 7: Air Canada 107 from Toronto to Vancouver (affected rows 1 to 6)
  • Jan. 7: Air Canada 334 from Vancouver to Ottawa (affected rows 16 to 22)
  • Jan. 9: Air Canada 115 from Toronto to Vancouver (affected rows not reported)
  • Jan. 9: Air Canada 997 from Mexico City to Vancouver (affected rows 24 to 29)
  • Jan. 9: Lufthansa 492 from Frankfurt to Vancouver (affected rows 22 to 26)
  • Jan. 10: Air Canada 241 from Edmonton to Vancouver (affected rows 26 to 32)
  • Jan. 10: Air Canada 103 from Toronto to Vancouver (affected rows 17 to 23)
  • Jan. 10: Air Canada 106 from Vancouver to Toronto (affected rows 12 to 14)
  • Jan. 10: Air Canada 195 from Toronto to Victoria (affected rows 1 to 4)
  • Jan. 11: Air Canada 305 from Montreal to Vancouver (affected rows 14 to 20)
  • Jan. 11: Air Canada 311 from Montreal to Vancouver (affected rows 29 to 35)
  • Jan. 11: WestJet 227 from Calgary to Victoria (affected rows 11 to 17)
  • Jan. 11: Lufthansa 492 from Frankfurt to Vancouver (affected rows 29 to 38)
  • Jan. 11: Royal Dutch Airlines 681 from Amsterdam to Vancouver (affected rows 36 to 40)

Domestic passengers on a flight with a confirmed case of COVID-19 are advised to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days, and get tested if any develop.

Key symptoms to watch out for include fever or chills, cough, loss of sense of smell or taste and difficulty breathing.

Travellers arriving in B.C. from outside of Canada are required to complete the federal ArriveCAN application digitally before entering the country. Upon arrival, international passengers are required to self-isolate for 14 days under the federal Quarantine Act.

As of Jan. 7, all international air passengers over the age of five are required by Transport Canada to present a negative COVID-19 test result to the airline before boarding a flight to Canada. The test must be conducted within 72 hours of the scheduled flight.