Fewer Flights Land in Canada With COVID 19 Since Ban on Planes From India, Pakistan

Travellers are directed to take a mandatory COVID-19 test after arriving on a international flight at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, on Feb. 1, 2021. The number of planes landing in Canada carrying at least one passenger who has COVID-19 was cut by more than half in the two weeks after the federal government barred incoming flights from India and Pakistan. Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—The number of planes landing in Canada carrying passengers with COVID-19 was cut by more than half in the two weeks after the federal government barred incoming flights from India and Pakistan.

Transport Canada announced April 22 that direct flights from the countries would be halted for 30 days after high numbers of passengers were testing positive for the virus after landing.