Travellers React as Stricter Public Health Measures Come Into Effect at Canadian Borders, Airports

Travellers React as Stricter Public Health Measures Come Into Effect at Canadian Borders, Airports
Travellers arrive at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Feb. 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The Canadian Press
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A new Canadian health order requiring a three-day hotel quarantine for air travellers got off to a rocky start on Monday, as some passengers complained of long waits to access the hotel-booking system.

Across Canada and abroad, travellers spoke of disconnected calls and hours or even days waiting on the line to make a reservation, forcing some to cancel their flights altogether.