Fully vaccinated - does Air Canada need a Covid test prior to boarding for Germany via Switzerland?

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Jul 28th, 2021 2:24 pm

jst_curious [OP]: Newbie; May 26, 2008; 41 posts; 3 upvotes

Jul 28th, 2021 2:24 pm

Fully vaccinated - does Air Canada need a Covid test prior to boarding for Germany via Switzerland?

I've been trying for a while to ask this question to someone from Air Canada without any success (can't reach anyone on the phone). I know Germany and Switzerland don't require any test if fully vaccinated.

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Jul 28th, 2021 3:40 pm

Trooob: Deal Fanatic; Oct 25, 2003; 9277 posts; 390 upvotes

Jul 28th, 2021 3:40 pm

Their website doesn't have the info you need?

https://www.aircanada.com/us/en/aco/hom ... id-19.html

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Jul 28th, 2021 3:52 pm

jst_curious [OP]: Newbie; May 26, 2008; 41 posts; 3 upvotes

Jul 28th, 2021 3:52 pm

The reason I'm asking is most of the folks I've talked to, they seem to think Air Canada won't let you board a plane without a negative Covid test. I did spend quite some time on that website, but couldn't find anything related to that, just requirements to the destination country.

Jul 28th, 2021 4:32 pm

dr_torch: Deal Addict; Mar 3, 2009; 1890 posts; 1173 upvotes; Ottawa, ON

Jul 28th, 2021 4:32 pm

All travellers from Canada are allowed to enter Switzerland, if they have:

a negative COVID-19 PCR or RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point; or
a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 48 hours before departure from the first embarkation point. They could be subject to a COVID-19 rapid antigen or PCR test upon arrival at their own expense; or
a positive COVID-19 test result of a test taken in the past 6 months and a recovery certificate; or
a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing they were fully vaccinated at most 12 months before arrival. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm and Sinovac.

This is what I see on the website.

Air Canada does not set the rules, they just enforce them at departure time.

Jul 28th, 2021 7:59 pm

XmasTreelights: Banned; Dec 1, 2020; 862 posts; 344 upvotes; Moderators lick khun…

Jul 28th, 2021 7:59 pm

dr_torch wrote: ↑ This is what I see on the website.

Air Canada does not set the rules, they just enforce them at departure time.

I think OP does not, with good reason, trust AC to enforce their own rules....which time and time again they dont.

Jul 29th, 2021 12:57 pm

CorSter: Deal Fanatic; Mar 30, 2004; 5039 posts; 2586 upvotes; Durham Region

Jul 29th, 2021 12:57 pm

AC, and pretty much every other airline for that matter, just enforces whatever shows up in Timatic as an entry requirement for your destination and/or transit point.

Check for yourself here and save yourself the hassle: https://www.united.com/en/us/timatic?i=TIMATIC

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