Michael Tutton
An arrivals and departures information screen is seen at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Halifax on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. The chief executive of Atlantic Canada s largest airport is hoping for COVID-19 testing for arriving passengers sooner rather than later, as an added measure to combat the province s third wave of the virus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan May 09, 2021 - 10:00 AM
HALIFAX - The chief executive of Atlantic Canada s largest airport is hoping for COVID-19 testing for arriving passengers sooner rather than later, as an added measure to combat Nova Scotia s third wave of the pandemic.
The Halifax International Airport Authority first proposed the testing system at Stanfield International Airport in January. The current system, which has been used for temporary foreign workers, sends the incoming passengers to a designated area for testing before they leave the building.