Hong Kong Bans Air Canada Flights From Vancouver But Is Allowing Toronto Pearson Routes In

Passengers affected by the two-week ban have been rebooked and offered travel options.

Western Canada Editor

A two-week ban on Air Canada passenger flights from Vancouver to Hong Kong has come into effect.

According to a press release, Flight AC007 had a passenger who tested positive for COVID-19 on October 13, while another traveller failed to follow the Hong Kong local health rules by not providing health information.

As a result, officials in Hong Kong have suspended all Air Canada flights from Vancouver International Airport until October 29.

A spokesperson for Air Canada told CBC that passengers who were unable to be rebooked on to another flight within three hours of their original booking were being offered a refund.

Flights arriving into Hong Kong from Toronto Pearson International Airport are not affected by this order.

  • Western Canada Editor Daniel Milligan was the Western Canada Editor at Narcity Canada. He was responsible for developing trending news strategies and managing a team of writers and editors. Originally from the U.K., Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in journalism from Staffordshire University. Over the past decade, he has worked on major news stories including terror attacks in London, England, and Manchester, along with royal weddings, Brexit developments, the Canadian federal election and the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Daniel was a senior editor and newsroom leader at Trinity Mirror, one of the U.K.'s largest regional news websites. He would later move to Toronto and work at Yahoo Canada and CTV News/CTV National News.

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