hi everyone i'm shazia hope you guys are doing great and i'm here again with you guys to
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so you guys are aware that uh the there are there were no direct flights from india to canada
from the last four months about four months we had no direct flights right
and uh it was the travel guide or travel restriction was supposed to be reviewed by
uh government of canada on 21st of september which happened and what happened is on uh we came across
a news saying like okay air canada is resuming all their international flights from india to canada
after about four months and they like all if you go to times of india everywhere the new
information was available for you to you know go through however there was confusions air canada
okay so um as we are aware that uh from 21st of uh september we were expecting the travel ban between
our like the direct flights from india to canada will resume and that's what happened uh
on 21st we were informed uh that air canada is resuming their direct flights from delhi
to toronto or vancouver and already four flights already flew and there were people who flew from
india to canada however there was some confusions and let's discuss about what happened after that
so if you come to um canada.ca website you will see that the candidate the this website says the
government of canada has suspended direct flights from india until 26th of september
2021 big big confusion so what happened is on 21st of september
there were people who already flew on the first four flights which were air canadian flights
however when they landed they were asked to go through another test on the airport and
the following flights like for example 22nd or lake uh you know 20th or 24th
the flights which were booked by people has been cancelled by the air canada
because as for the government direct flights from india will be banned or will be suspended
till 26th of september after that what will happen is after 26th of september
they will resume their flight so there's another change here not only air canada you will also have
air india and other flights um direct flight from um delhi to vancouver or toronto
but there are some requirements that you need to get done before you uh plan to travel so
this was like obviously for four months people were if you guys know
if you have watched my previous videos students were forced to go to a third country
get a covet 19 negative test report from there after getting their test done then continue their
flight or travel to canada obviously this will involve time expense and a lot to do right so um
this change of like having direct flights again from india to canada is a very positive change
really appreciated so what you need to know if you're planning to travel to canada from india is
as per the government requirement you have to get a test done kod 19 test done as it's like
you know most of the countries are requesting for this test however there's a little catch here
my brother who traveled from scotland uh from india to scotland in the last week i guess
a little more than last week i don't know probably it's been a few days so for him it was they he
had to take a test before flying but it was okay if he takes the test 72 hours before his
scheduled flight right 72 hours of buffer which was like awesome and he could go get a test done
at any um you know certified um recognized labs in india so it will be it was okay for him to get a
test done however if you're planning to travel to canada there's a stick restriction here you
have to get your pre-departure negative kovid 19 uh test results from only one laboratory which
is uh at indira gandhi international airport which is in new delhi airport and it's it tells
you where exactly it is it's probably above a metro station in the airport connecting building
uh it says so you have to have the test done only and only at this laboratory other tests
like if you get tests done anywhere else will not be considered will not be um you know
taken into consideration so which is a big for example i don't live in new delhi and
usually if i have to travel i will travel from hyderabad to
hyderabad to london and from there to canada that's how i usually go for but now because
of this restriction i'm forced to travel to new delhi get my test done there and then uh
continue my travel to canada which is still not bad because it's not a third country it's still
new delhi so it's going to be very feasible no matter if you're not in new delhi still it's not
as bad as before this is a very good and positive change so one big thing that you have to get your
test done only at new delhi airport um at this laboratory and the second big thing is usually
in the other for the other countries you have a buffer of 72 hours and here for canada you have
to make sure that it's not before like you know it has to be only 18 hours before your departure
so again you have to plan your travel smartly because perform this test within 18 hours
before the scheduled departure so it's not 72 hours like other countries and if you go to
the website which is for new delhi airport website it will tell you that there are multiple tests
that like they have one which is regular which will take up to 10 hours for you to receive a
report and there is something called as rapid or expedited option um which will get you reports
within four hours the timeline says however i have got in contact with few people who already
traveled and got the test done there at the airport and uh with their review you might even
get your report within 60 minutes however to be you know on a safer side it's better to plan like
you know a big layover like longer layover at uh new delhi so that you can get your test done
get your reports and then your next flight is you know um to canada is after a few hours of time so
you are not rushing and you don't have to panic so this is about the new change however this is again
effective only 26th of september before that it's going to be the same if you're going to
travel you have to go to a third country get your test done there get a negative report
and then continue travel to canada from a third country which was uh you know the old procedure
and it will continue till 26th of september those who have already booked flights for
um on air canada they have already started to receive cancellation emails from air canada
because uh air canada will not be flying for the next few days till 26th of uh september
and because of this change um obviously there's a lot of demand people who are waiting to travel um
will start booking tickets hence the ticket rates are going a little high i read that it's going up
to five blacks which is like a big big amount let's see i'm sure the first wave like you know
within few weeks this will also come down and the you know ticket prices will also come down with
time so i'm gonna go ahead and review um air canada website uh and get your information if
there's anything valuable that i can share with you guys for now uh this is about it
so the confusion was first at canada 21st said yeah we are continuing uh resuming our
flights to canada direct flights to canada from india and then the canadian government said no
the travel ban has been extended till 26th of september i think this was a last minute change by
the government because it probably gave a go green to air canada uh and then probably they were not
ready and they have made this change to have the travel extended till 26th uh we never know
like uh what happened in the background but uh um this was quite confusing uh but uh luckily
we have a clarification on the website itself and if you have more questions you can reach out
uh you can send out an email or you can put a question on the in the comment section here on
my video i will try and get you the answers um so this is all about it and i'm going to come
back with another video most probably next week till then take care uh have a good day bye bye