Harbour Air is set to resume some of one of their flight routes exactly one month after temporarily suspending operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company originally announced they would be shutting down service on March 27th with a plan to resume on May 4th.
However in a statement on Thursday, Harbour Air said they would be resuming daily flights between downtown Victoria and downtown Vancouver starting Monday, April 27th.
The seaplane service had also resumed flights between Nanaimo, Sechelt and Vancouver to provide essential travel for those who had limited options after alternate transportation options were no longer available.
“To ensure we do not leave anyone stranded, we continue to offer private flights, freight and government support services as required,” reads a statement from Harbour Air.
“We know that ‘returning to operations’ is not a ‘return to normal.'”
As flights resume, safety measures during the pandemic include checking temperatures for all ground and flight crew upon arrival and departure, and maintaining stringent cleaning and sanitation protocols.
Passengers will be required to complete a health declaration form before travel and have their temperature checked using a no-touch thermometer.
All travellers will be given gloves and masks and are required to wear them for the duration of the flight.
Harbour Air will refuse boarding to anyone who “they believe may be unfit to travel”.
