Reading this 'safe plan' should make anyone who knows anything about the   
   airlines to shake their head in skepticism.     
      
   Those high chair backs have been in aircraft for many years, and so have the   
   Hepa filters.  And still today health authorities are tracing airline   
   passengers to let them know they may have been within contamination range of   
   someone diagnosed with Covid19.   
      
   Hepa filters and high chair backs are not a plan for 'safe air travel'.    
   They're an excuse for the airlines to keep flying and making money.  Face   
   masks?  Fine if you don't eat or drink anything and have to remove them.     
      
   And that 'restricted services and passenger movement during flights' segment .   
   . .   
   is that 'no food, no drinks, and hold-it-until-we-get-to-an-airport' bathroom   
   rules?   
      
   Enjoy your flight.   
   _____________________________________   
   From: Transport Canada   
   News release   
   August 14, 2020                        Ottawa              Transport Canada   
      
   Government of Canada releases Canada’s Flight Plan for safe air travel   
      
      
   While the Government of Canada continues to recommend Canadians avoid   
   non-essential international travel, Canadians need to know that the Government   
   of Canada continues to work with partners to protect public health by   
   implementing measures to reduce the    
   risk of COVID-19 transmission during air travel.  This is especially important   
   during a period where jurisdictions both within Canada and beyond begin to   
   open up and lift restrictions including those on travel.   
      
   Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, announced   
   Canada’s Flight Plan for Navigating COVID-19 (Canada’s Flight Plan), which   
   is the foundation for Canada’s current and future efforts to reduce the   
   public health risks of COVID-   
   19 while travelling by aircraft.   
      
   This action plan puts in place a multi-layered system of safety measures to   
   support public health by protecting air travellers and air industry workers   
   from COVID-19.  The Government of Canada has worked with public health   
   authorities, counterparts    
   around the world, and industry partners to develop a plan for COVID safety in   
   air travel that is aligned to emerging global safety standards and best   
   practices.   
      
   Key changes apply to all aspects of air travel, including in airports and   
   aircraft. They include travel restrictions; mandatory use of face masks for   
   passengers and crew; mandatory health checks by air carriers prior to   
   passenger boarding; temperature    
   screening at the busiest Canadian airports and at points of origin for all   
   incoming flights to Canada; restricted services and passenger movement during   
   flights; and enhanced cleaning and sanitation protocols and practices.   
      
   In airports, these designs and measures include enhanced air conditioning and   
   filtration systems; frequent cleaning of high-touch areas; new touchless   
   technologies to scan boarding passes; and physical distancing measures.   
      
   Modern passenger aircraft also offer a unique environment with design   
   characteristics that reduce the risk of viral transmission.  The air is   
   exchanged at a high rate, with HEPA filtration in most large commercial   
   aircraft.  Further, the potential spread    
   of the virus between rows is reduced by the high seatbacks and the fact that   
   almost all passengers are seated in the same direction.    🤗   
      
   These measures prioritize the safety and security of travellers and industry   
   employees, and have positioned Canada as an international leader in reducing   
   the risk of contracting COVID-19 while travelling by air.   
      
   To date, the Government of Canada is not aware of any cases attributed to   
   passenger-to-passenger transmission on a flight to or from Canada.   🤔   
      
   However, work continues with the provinces and territories to strengthen   
   contact-tracing processes to reduce and quantify the risk of COVID-19   
   transmission during air travel.   
      
   Canada’s Flight Plan will be refined as the Government of Canada learns more   
   about COVID-19, and as international best practices evolve to ensure safety   
   and efficiency of the Canadian aviation system in the months and years to come.   
   🤧   
   ____________________________   
      
   COVID-19 exposures: Six flights left off B.C. warning list   
      
   VANCOUVER -- The provincial centre for disease control is trying to figure out   
   why several flights with known COVID-19 cases were left of its advisory for   
   public exposures.   
      
   The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has since updated its record to include   
   one international and five domestic flights that came through YVR in August.   
      
   Those flights with possible COVID-19 exposure:   
      
       Aug. 3: WestJet flight 720 from Vancouver to Toronto (rows 4 to 10)   
       Aug. 3: WestJet flight 714 from Vancouver to Toronto (rows seven to 13)   
       Aug: 3: Air Canada flight 224 from Vancouver to Calgary (rows 20 to 26)   
       Aug. 7: Air Canada flight 122 from Vancouver to Toronto (rows not reported)   
       Aug. 9: Air Canada flight 243 from Edmonton to Vancouver (rows one to two,   
   and rows 12 to 15)   
       Aug. 9: Air India flight 1143 from New Delhi to Vancouver (rows not   
   reported)   
      
   The flights appeared on a list from the federal government but not all were   
   immediately included among provincial warnings issued last week. CTV News   
   reported the discrepancy Friday.   
      
   In a reply to questions regarding the inconsistency, a spokesperson with the   
   Provincial Health Services Authority said the provincial website would be   
   updated to match the federal list of possible COVID-19 exposures. That has   
   since happened.   
      
   “BCCDC is working with the Public Health Agency of Canada to determine the   
   cause of this discrepancy and ensure such situations can be mitigated in the   
   future,” said Jane Campbell in a statement.   
      
   https://bc.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-exposures-six-flights-left-off-b-   
   -warning-list-1.5065810   
      
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