Cancelled routes, pre-flight tests: COVID complicates holiday travel for sun seekers
by Jon Victor, The Canadian Press
Posted Dec 17, 2020 11:05 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 11:12 am EDT
A woman makes her way through Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, December 14, 2020. International travellers will now have to pay for a COVID-19 test if required. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
MONTREAL — Tania Azevedo wasn’t sure if she would make it to Aruba after all.
After Ontario’s lockdowns forced her to close her hair salon in Toronto, Azevedo decided to capitalize on the free time by visiting friends in the small island nation. She had filled out the country’s application for foreign visitors, purchased the mandatory insurance and taken a COVID-19 test in the days before her departure.