A pair of flights between Prince George and Vancouver have been alerted for COVID-19 exposure today (Dec. 27).
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says passengers on WestJet flight 3290 from Prince George to Vancouver on Dec. 16 may have come into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus.
Those sitting in rows 16-19 may have been affected.
WestJet flight 3287 from Vancouver to Prince George on Dec. 18 has also been added to the exposure list.
Those sitting in rows 15-19 may have been affected.
These are the 23rd and 24th flights marked for COVID-19 exposure involving Prince George since the pandemic reached the region in March.
Since March 27, 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 full list of flights that have impacted the northern capital is as follows:
- March 5 = Air Canada flight 8209 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows nine to 15
- March 12 = Central Mountain Air flight 9M728 from Prince George to Kelowna - rows not reported
- March 15 = Central Mountain Air flight 9M725 from Kelowna to Prince George - rows not reported
- Aug. 21 = Air Canada flight 8212 from Prince George to Vancouver - rows six to 12
- Aug. 24 = Flair Air flight 8711 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows 26 to 32
- Aug. 24 = Flair Air flight 8711 from Prince George to Edmonton - rows 26 to 32
- Oct. 13 = Flair Air flight 8187 from Prince George to Edmonton - rows 10 to 16
- Oct. 18 = Air Canada flight 8209 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows eight to 14
- Oct. 18 = Flair Air flight 8186 from Edmonton to Prince George - rows two to six
- Oct. 22 = WestJet flight 3287 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows three to nine
- Oct. 31 = Flair Airlines flight 8186 from Edmonton to Prince George - rows not reported
- Nov. 2 = Flair Airlines flight 8187 from Prince George to Edmonton - rows 26 to 32
- Nov. 10 = Air Canada flight 8201 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows one to seven
- Nov. 23 = WestJet flight 3297 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows not reported
- Nov. 24 = WestJet flight 3290 from Prince George to Vancouver - rows not reported
- Nov. 24 = WestJet light 3277 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows not reported
- Nov. 24 = WestJet flight 3282 from Prince George to Vancouver - rows not reported
- Nov. 26 = WestJet flight 3287 from Vancouver to Prince George - rows not reported
- Nov. 27 = WestJet flight 3290 from Prince George to Vancouver - rows not reported
- Dec. 16 = Air Canada/Jazz flight 8208 from Prince George to Vancouver - rows 14 to 20
- Dec. 16 = WestJet flight 3290 from Prince George to Vancouver - rows 16-19
- Dec. 18 = WestJet flight 3287 from Vancouver to Prince George – rows 15 -19
- Dec. 18 = Air Canada/Jazz flight 8208 from Prince George to Vancouver - rows one to four
- Dec. 19 = WestJet flight 3290 flight from Prince George to Vancouver - rows four to 10
In the last COVID-19 update provided by the province on Dec. 24, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 582 tests came back positive for a grand total of 48,609 since the pandemic hit in January.
Northern Health recorded its highest single-day case count with 68 infections since Wednesday (Dec. 23) for a regional total of 1,719 since March. The province will provide another COVID-19 update on Tuesday, Dec. 29.
- with files from Kyle Balzer, PrinceGeorgeMatters
