Travel to Canada (Air India 3:30am direct flight from India)

[computerscience23]

Hello guys! Did anyone recently travel to Canada via Air India? I guess there is only one Air India flight operating from New Delhi to Toronto (3:30am one). Was covid test report required to board the flight?

I am getting conflicting answers from Air India customer care. Sometimes they say yes, sometimes they say no. But I can't find anywhere on their website that covid test report is a requirement.

 

[Khurram_1980uk]

To be on the safe side why dont you just get it done anyway and carry the test report with you.....

 

[computerscience23]

To be on the safe side why dont you just get it done anyway and carry the test report with you.....

Yes but sometimes you get false positives too. And I don’t be in that position. So, I just wanna minimize the risk.

 

[Rkcad2021]

Yes but sometimes you get false positives too. And I don’t be in that position. So, I just wanna minimize the risk.

No Covid test required, my brother travelled on Wednesday from Delhi to Vancouver Air India flight

 

[Shaild]

To be on the safe side why dont you just get it done anyway and carry the test report with you.....

I second this, just get it done anyways. In case asked, you will have it ready.

 

[phaijalkhan]

Yes but sometimes you get false positives too. And I don’t be in that position. So, I just wanna minimize the risk.

RT PCR tests rarely have false positives. Their accuracy is more than 95%. Dont go for Antigen tests. Chances of false negatives in fact are even more there. Which is dangerous.

Also how about the fact that if you are infact positive, you will be endangering a lot of lives on the flight and then the airport So yes. Please get it done.

 

[inkpot]

No Covid test required, my brother travelled on Wednesday from Delhi to Vancouver Air India flight

Is he a new student/ returning student?

 

[Rkcad2021]

Is he a new student/ returning student?

a new student, he will start with University of British Columbia in January Intake.. classes starting from 11th Jan 2021. His visa timelines

Applied on: 28th September 2020
Biometrics on: 5th Nov 2020 (In Dubai)
Approval & PPR: 13th Nov 2020
Passport Pickup: 20th Nov 2020
Stamped Passport Received: 2nd Dec 2020
Travelled to Vancouver: 16th Dec 2020

 

[inkpot]

a new student, he will start with University of British Columbia in January Intake.. classes starting from 11th Jan 2021. His visa timelines

Applied on: 28th September 2020
Biometrics on: 5th Nov 2020 (In Dubai)
Approval & PPR: 13th Nov 2020
Passport Pickup: 20th Nov 2020
Stamped Passport Received: 2nd Dec 2020
Travelled to Vancouver: 16th Dec 2020

Appreciate your reply! A few questions:-
1) Did the airline officer ask him for a Covid test report?
2) Did he face any problems/ issues?
3) Is there anything specific (in addition to the general travel info) I should keep in mind?
4) What reason did he give to the immigration officers for travelling to Canada?

 

[Bluejayscardinals]

Yeah, you need a test. Its an Air India policy not a Canadian one.

 

[Tiwari135]

a new student, he will start with University of British Columbia in January Intake.. classes starting from 11th Jan 2021. His visa timelines

Applied on: 28th September 2020
Biometrics on: 5th Nov 2020 (In Dubai)
Approval & PPR: 13th Nov 2020
Passport Pickup: 20th Nov 2020
Stamped Passport Received: 2nd Dec 2020
Travelled to Vancouver: 16th Dec 2020

Did he apply via sds or general category?

 

[Rkcad2021]

Appreciate your reply! A few questions:-
1) Did the airline officer ask him for a Covid test report?
2) Did he face any problems/ issues?
3) Is there anything specific (in addition to the general travel info) I should keep in mind?
4) What reason did he give to the immigration officers for travelling to Canada?

answers to your ques:
1. No one asked him for Covid Test.. Not even Air India or Delhi Airport staff
2. Nothing specific but ensure in ArriveCan app you fill everything and do not choose that you are exempted. He maid mistake and selected that he was exempted, so he had to fill one manual form again. That’s it, nothing much.
3. Be confident at the immigration
4. Reason was to start his classes. All universities with DLI Readiness plan are calling students to Campuses

 

[Rkcad2021]

Did he apply via sds or general category?

General category

 

[Tiwari135]

General category

Wow awesome
it seems lyk sds files are not being processed

 

[Roohiez]

Is Air India the only airlines that is operating flights from India to Canada?