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#5681
Posted 15 December 2021 - 10:54 AM
Just how far Ottawa will go in trying to curb travel abroad — with only 10 days to go before Christmas — remains to be seen. The federal government will detail its plan at a 1:30 p.m. ET news conference. CBCNews .ca will carry the remarks live.
With tens of thousands of Canadians planning trips abroad over the coming weeks, any new restrictions could wreak havoc on vacation plans.
https://www.cbc.ca/n...icron-1.6286656
#5682
Posted 15 December 2021 - 01:34 PM
'Now is not the time': Federal government warns against travel abroad as Omicron spreads
Ottawa is advising Canadians to avoid non-essential travel outside the country..
https://www.cbc.ca/n...icron-1.6286656
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Seems they stopped short of implementing any real measures as some speculation suggested they would have (re-introduce 14 day quarantine for all returning travellers, testing for all trips even under 72 hours, etc). Although not that there's a travel advisory will that negate most travel insurance policies?
Edited by Kilo95, 15 December 2021 - 01:34 PM.
#5683
Posted 15 December 2021 - 02:11 PM
It will negate mine.
#5684
Posted 18 December 2021 - 09:57 AM
“Air travel is the most tested and protected consumer activity in Canada, every person travelling internationally is tested on average twice throughout their travel journey,” said Harry Taylor, WestJet president and CEO.
“As the only fully-vaccinated air travel sector in the world, WestJet is calling on the government to publicly share the travel-related COVID-19 data that has been used to re-impose the advisory and advice targeted towards fully-vaccinated Canadians and the travel and tourism industry.”
https://www.vicnews....ravel-advisory/
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 December 2021 - 09:58 AM.
#5685
Posted 18 December 2021 - 10:29 AM
Cruise travel is also very safe* - all staff, crew and passengers MUST be vaccinated, yet even before the latest ping-pong restrictions, the feds still had a travel advisory for Canadians who dared dream of getting aboard a cruise ship. There is more at play here than just public safety.
*likely safer than getting something to eat at the Hillside food court
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#5686
Posted 18 December 2021 - 11:49 AM
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#5687
Posted 18 December 2021 - 12:43 PM
So, are the airlines saying the virus arrives on other continents via stuff in shipping containers that spend months at sea and weeks at ports then days on trains?
Or this. https://www.vancouve...9-tests-4272193
As usual, Canada has extremely tough penalties for getting caught cheating the system. Looks like a solid 3% of those found with fake documentation were punished.
So if there is a 1% chance of getting caught and a 3% chance of being punished if you are caught then those are pretty good odds.
Edited by spanky123, 18 December 2021 - 12:44 PM.
#5688
Posted 18 December 2021 - 03:17 PM
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#5689
Posted 18 December 2021 - 04:10 PM
As of Aug. 24th. Nearly 200 travellers to Canada have used suspected fake COVID-19 test results and nine have used suspected fake proof of vaccination, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
I have some trouble with the calculations. So if there is a 1% chance of getting caught and a 3% chance of being punished if you are caught then those are pretty good odds.
Only 9 reported fake vaccine passports/certificates. They would not catch all fake ones for sure. 9 cases out of 200 is 4.5% but investigations are ongoing. How did you calculate 1% chance of getting caught or is that just an expression of a low chance to get caught.
#5690
Posted 18 December 2021 - 04:58 PM
As of Aug. 24th. Nearly 200 travellers to Canada have used suspected fake COVID-19 test results and nine have used suspected fake proof of vaccination, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
I have some trouble with the calculations. So if there is a 1% chance of getting caught and a 3% chance of being punished if you are caught then those are pretty good odds.
Only 9 reported fake vaccine passports/certificates. They would not catch all fake ones for sure. 9 cases out of 200 is 4.5% but investigations are ongoing. How did you calculate 1% chance of getting caught or is that just an expression of a low chance to get caught.
They are referring to different things. 200 people had fake pcr tests and 9 had fake vaccination certificates. My 1% was a guess however given the very low number of people caught,
#5691
Posted 28 December 2021 - 10:03 AM
Northern Pacific reveals its destination plans
Since it came to light that aviation entrepreneur Rob McKinney was eyeing an Icelandair-style stopover airline for Alaska, he’s made no secret of his plan to connect the lower 48 with destinations in Asia. However, at Simple Flying’s recent Future Flying Forum, the airline CEO shed some light on the target destinations for Northern Pacific’s operations.
https://simpleflying...ial-routes/amp/
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 28 December 2021 - 10:04 AM.
#5692
Posted 01 January 2022 - 01:15 PM
https://thestreetjou...es-among-staff/
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 01 January 2022 - 01:16 PM.
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#5693
Posted 01 January 2022 - 01:17 PM
Why don't they just hire some gas station or grocery store employees, they appear to be immune.
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#5694
Posted 01 January 2022 - 01:33 PM
Is it time for a "reverse quarantine"?
People without covid, but fearful of it, go into quarantine.
Everyone else goes about their business as usual.
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#5695
Posted 01 January 2022 - 03:55 PM
I suggested, jokingly, that in a few weeks we will shift from a proof of vax passport to a proof of positive infection more than 5 days ago passport, so the only people allowed on planes will be those who have been infected and recovered.
Of course, someone couldn't take the joke and had to tell me how that was impossible with the current QR code technology.
ETA: if this Omicron proves to be much, much less harmful I can see the return of covid-parties. I know that if I had to close for five days due to recover, I'd MUCH rather do it right now than at Easter.
Edited by Matt R., 01 January 2022 - 03:56 PM.
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#5696
Posted 01 January 2022 - 05:23 PM
More than 2,500 flights canceled in the U.S. due to omicron and bad weather
https://ticotimes.ne...and-bad-weather
#5697
Posted 06 January 2022 - 05:18 PM
Seems to me delivery, police, fire and ambulance dispatch and cabs/Uber all use printed onscreen information. Some automatically generated, but some manually inputted but transmitted more efficiently and instantaneously.
Seems to me the way we are doing it now is pretty antiquated. Inefficient, and maybe more dangerous.
#5698
Posted 06 January 2022 - 08:49 PM
Any idea why air traffic control still relies on people speaking over analogue radio to talk to one another about landing and take-off procedures?
Seems to me delivery, police, fire and ambulance dispatch and cabs/Uber all use printed onscreen information. Some automatically generated, but some manually inputted but transmitted more efficiently and instantaneously.
Seems to me the way we are doing it now is pretty antiquated. Inefficient, and maybe more dangerous.
For the same reason that teletype was superceeded by telephone - it's faster to speak than type, especially in a fluid situation like ATC..
#5699
Posted 06 January 2022 - 09:03 PM
For the same reason that teletype was superceeded by telephone - it's faster to speak than type, especially in a fluid situation like ATC..
Telephone superseded teletype because they found out how to modulate the radio frequency to carry voice/sound.
If voice was more efficient than typing, we'd all phone in our Amazon and Ticketmaster orders.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 06 January 2022 - 09:03 PM.
#5700
Posted 07 January 2022 - 06:00 PM
Telephone superseded teletype because they found out how to modulate the radio frequency to carry voice/sound.
If voice was more efficient than typing, we'd all phone in our Amazon and Ticketmaster orders.
Vocie is more efficient than typing, all day long.
The inefficient part with phones is getting someone to answer the damn thing.
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