More Prince George flights are flying onto the BC Centre for Disease Control's (BCCDC) COVID-19 radar.
The provincial service says a third consecutive flight in as many days during the final week of March connected to YXS was alerted this evening (April 3) for potential exposure.
Air Canada flight 8211 on March 28 from Vancouver to Prince George is the latest on the list as passengers in rows one through five may have come into contact with someone who recently tested positive for COVID-19.
This now means YXS flights, departing or arriving, on March 26, 27 and 28 have been marked for the virus.
It's the fourth March flight flagged for the local airport, the sixth in 2021 and the third on an Air Canada aircraft.
Since March 27, 2020, passengers seated near a case of COVID-19 that was recognized after arrival are no longer being directly notified of their potential exposure, but are asked to check online and monitor their symptoms.
The flagged YXS services this year are as follows:
- Jan. 1 = WestJet flight 3282 from Prince George to Vancouver - rows three to nine
- Feb. 28 = WestJet flight 3287 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows 14 to 20
- March 6 = Air Canada/Jazz flight 8209 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows three to nine
- March 26 = Air Canada/Jazz flight 8212 from Prince George to Vancouver - rows 10 to 16
- March 27 = WestJet flight 3287 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows four to 10
- March 28 = Air Canada flight 8211 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows one to five
As of this publication, Northern Health has recorded 6,076 COVID-19 cases since March 14, 2020.
