Airport crowded despite warnings
Trudeau airport has been crowded despite warnings of all kinds, including reminders every ten minutes to keep two meters apart.
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Bill Binns 17:23 on 2020-12-19 Permalink
I flew out last Saturday and the airport was packed with kids. Spent three hours in Phoenix this morning and it was standing room only. Same thing. Whole families in adorable Santa hats off to visit (and possibly kill) grandma. It’s been like this the whole time. So called “social distancing” does not exist. Not anywhere.
Jebediah Pallendrome 17:35 on 2020-12-19 Permalink
More evidence of the complete and total failure of the political class.
They say don’t travel, but they won’t shut down the airports nor even deploy people to the airports to ensure physical distance is maintained.
People allowed to travel from one of the worst hit jurisdictions in North America during a global pandemic.
We deserve what happens to us.
Ephraim 21:59 on 2020-12-19 Permalink
I wonder how many people flying over the border know that they aren’t covered for medical related to COVID as pandemics are an exclusion on most insurance policies.
GC 22:50 on 2020-12-19 Permalink
I’m pretty sure you can buy COVID travel insurance now.
dhomas 05:49 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
Air Canada gives COVID insurance for free to encourage travel:
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/travel-news-and-updates/2020/covid-19-insurance.html
Seems irresponsible to me, but who am I to get in the way of profits.
su 11:52 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
Last night on Global, a hospital MD was being interviewed about the current situation. I was struck by his comment that it is now known that medical staff 3 layer masks allow virus through, which is why hospital staff now wear N95 masks AND a medical grade visor.
JaneyB 14:34 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
Had to fly out yesterday (Sat) afternoon (domestic) from YUL and it was very, very empty. So much was blocked, roped off and unstaffed that it was tricky to figure out where to go. I actually had to ask. It felt like a mall after hours. Rarely was there a person within 100 ft of me.
Connecting at Pearson revealed more people but everyone was masked, distancing, and disinfected. The atmosphere there was fairly normal but there were far fewer people than normal non-xmas (let alone xmas time). In the distance, the commercial areas seemed open but few people were in them though there was more traffic (so I left). There, the unmasked diners in some eateries looked relaxed. In contrast, in Trudeau, most stores were shut, few people were eating, and they seemed wary.
Obviously, this is not the wisest time to fly. I cannot imagine why people are doing this recreationally. Yes, when I return, I will be self-isolating again (as I am right now, on this leg). Livin’ the dream, we are, lol!
dhomas 15:42 on 2020-12-20 Permalink
@JaneyB the domestic and international terminals are completely separate from each other and could vary wildly in how busy they are. Generally, people fly South at this time of year, so you might not have seen the busier side of the airport.
JP 02:28 on 2020-12-21 Permalink
Yeah, but at YUL, whether you’re flying domestic or international, the initial security checkpoint is the same…in fact, they’ve only (as of about a year ago), added a second checkpoint where you have to show your boarding pass to get to go to the international section.
I used to fly a lot and would walk around…I’d walk from the international side on one end…all the way to the domestic side. Tried to buy something at duty free once, but they wouldn’t let me buy it because my boarding pass indicated a domestic flight.
On the other hand, at YUL, flights to the US are in a completely different section of the airport with its own security.
JP 02:30 on 2020-12-21 Permalink
Though I should add that Pearson’s domestic, international, and U.S., flights are completely separated
David667 15:24 on 2020-12-22 Permalink
I’ve been in Arizona for work and am now down in New Orleans to decompress after a very unpleasant year, and my experience has been that YUL was near empty when I left back in early December, Phoenix’s airport was just like any other day, and New Orleans’ airport basically looked like holiday travel as if there wasn’t any sort of pandemic on. I’ve already had covid-19 so, despite what anti-vaxxers say, I’m not going to get it again and I’m not particularly worried. But holy smoke does what some people are doing seem pretty reckless.