Another 53 rows potentially affected with COVID-19 on 9 flights at Pearson Airport in Mississauga

Over the past five days, the federal government has reported nine more flights with confirmed COVID-19 cases landing at Pearson Airport in Mississauga.

One of the flights was domestic (within Canada), landing at the airport on August 18.

The remaining eight flights were international, landing at the airport between August 16 and 18.

At least 53 rows are affected across all nine flights, with several flights reporting unknown rows.

Additionally, there were eight flights which recently departed Pearson with COVID-19 cases.

Canada has recently begun welcoming fully vaccinated Americans back across the border, with Pearson Airport warning travellers to be ready for heavy delays due to the massive influx of travel.

According to the federal government, a row is considered affected if it’s three rows (two rows for business class) behind or in front of a row where a seated person is confirmed to have COVID-19 during a period when they may have been infectious.

“Unknown” rows may be reported if the row number for the person confirmed to have COVID-19 can’t be validated, or if a member of the crew is confirmed to have COVID-19.

Passengers who were sitting in the affected rows — or all passengers on the flight if rows aren’t specified — are advised to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days and contact public health if they start showing symptoms of the virus.

Fully vaccinated Canadians returning to Mississauga’s Pearson Airport are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks.

All flight data is listed on the federal government’s website.

Photo courtesy of The Canadian Press