Vancouver travel agent Glynnis Chan\u0027s client was on the Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Hong Kong last week where one passenger aboard was confirmed to have COVID\u002D19 when tested upon arrival.
In an email, an Air Canada spokesperson said passengers on the four now cancelled Vancouver to Hong Kong flights are being rebooked or given refunds if rebooking within three hours of their original departure time isn’t possible.Authorities in Hong Kong are tightening rules after 58 of the total 59 reported COVID cases for the first half of October were attributed to incoming travellers.
Chan’s client, who was heading to Hong Kong for his father’s funeral, had originally been booked on a Cathay Pacific flight that was cancelled “for no given reason.”Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamSo she rebooked him on the Air Canada flight. He had been prepared to spend 14 days at a government-designated quarantine hotel, which is the stated requirement for fully vaccinated travellers from Canada.
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