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BCCDC flags 14 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­flights exposed to COVID-19

Passengers who travelled aboard these Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­flights are encouraged to self-monitor for symptoms
Cameron Thomson
Cameron Thomson
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The BCCDC has identified more coronavirus exposures aboard planes to and from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­despite federal restrictions on travel.

Exposures to the coronavirus (COVID-19) aboard planes to and from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­continue despite restrictions on travel and constant requests to not go on any non-essential trips out of the province.

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control keeps a exposed to COVID-19 and regularly posts updates to their social media channels. Over the past two weeks, the BCCDC has identified 14 exposed flights and encourages recent airline passengers to check if they were on any of these flights. 

  • Feb. 12: Air Canada 124, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­to Toronto (Rows affected 2-8)
  • Feb. 13: WestJet 129, Calgary to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(Rows affected 9-15)
  • Feb. 13: Air Canada/Jazz 8239, Terrace to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(Rows affected 2-8)
  • Feb. 15: Air Canada 114, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­to Toronto (Rows affected 20-26)
  • Feb. 15: Air Canada 224, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­to Calgary (Rows affected 28-34)
  • Feb. 15: Air Canada 314, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­to Montreal (Rows affected 1-3)
  • Feb. 17: Air Canada 242, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­to Edmonton (Rows affected 19-25)
  • Feb. 17: WestJet 136, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­to Calgary (Rows affected 18-24)
  • Feb. 17: Air Canada 123, Calgary to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(Rows affected 21-27 and
  • 29-35)
  • Feb. 18: Air Canada 115, Toronto to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(Rows affected 30-36)
  • Feb. 18: WestJet 115, Calgary to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(Rows affected 18-24)
  • Feb. 18: WestJet 3450, Abbotsford to Calgary (Rows affected 16-19)
  • Feb. 19: Aeromexico 9644, Mexico City to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­(Rows affected 15-21)

Over the weekend Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ reported seven other flights also posted by the BCCDC.

The Canadian government's new travel measures aimed at preventing an influx of new coronavirus variants from abroad are set to begin next week, but impeding travel within the country's borders has proved slightly more difficult. 

Passengers who travelled aboard the following flights identified for carrying one or more confirmed cases of the virus are encouraged to self-monitor for symptoms for the 14-day period following their flight.