Toronto Pearson Airport stops separating international passengers based on COVID vaccine status

International travellers arriving astatine Toronto Pearson International Airport volition not beryllium divided up based connected whether they person oregon haven’t been afloat vaccinated against COVID-19.

In a connection to Global News, the airdrome said it has ceased the signifier arsenic of July 26.

It was determined that sorting arriving passengers into 2 lines, 1 for the afloat immunized and different for non- oregon partially vaccinated travellers, resulted successful “minimal cognition efficiencies,” a spokesperson said.

Entry requirements based connected vaccination presumption volition beryllium enforced erstwhile a rider reaches a CBSA officer, the spokesperson said.

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The airdrome had begun dividing passengers connected Saturday.

A spokesperson said the airdrome with proceed with investigating measures arsenic portion of the Canadian authorities regulations.

“Toronto Pearson is committed to investigating measures that volition prioritize rider and worker wellness portion besides resulting successful efficiencies successful the airdrome journey,” the airdrome spokesperson wrote.