Flights from Montreal airport are gradually resuming and already on Saturday, travelers were ready to board an Air Transat plane, bound for Cancun.
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“We must not close the world because there is a little bit of danger. We can’t hide under the bed. Me, I have American friends, then they all tell me that the coronavirus, it has an expiration date, then it is after the American election, ”says one of the courageous women met at the Montreal airport.
Another flies to the United States to see her partner.
“They give a small bag with disinfectant, the mask, the individual headphones. No, I am very happy. Even, it’s safer than shopping here, I would say! ” she believes.
Obviously, they will have to quarantine themselves when they return to the country. Something that does not please everyone.
“I feel like a dog, quite frankly. Where is the leash? ” exclaims another traveler.
Even though Air Transat has restored several of its international destinations, the Government of Canada reiterates that it is, however, still not recommended to travel abroad and that you must check twice rather than once, either when purchasing tickets, but also before leaving, the terms of the country visited because the situation is changing all the time.
A good example, a youngster wanted to take off for La Guadeloupe. He tested negative for COVID, but for a matter of hours, France refused him his pass.
“I tested negative for COVID, but they wouldn’t let me in. Close to 10 hours! And that pissed me off, ”he says.
Hence the importance of taking out cancellation insurance. For the past few days, the Blue Cross and Medipac have been offering a product to cover your expenses if you ever contract COVID abroad, but beware …
“The insurer takes a lot of rights. He can ban you, he can bring you back. He can decide for you a little how it will happen if you are ever affected, ”warns Louis Cyr, insurance broker.
So even for a yachting destination, you could be covered for around sixty dollars, under some strict rules. So prevention is better than cure.
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