Hi guys, has anyone travelled recently to Canada or planning to travel via London.
Are they causing any problem at the London airport or any specific rules that travellers need to follow to travel via London?
Where are you travelling to Canada from? I had a major issue at the New Delhi airport and was told I was not allowed to fly.
My flight was from New Delhi (India) to Toronto (Canada) via connecting flight in Amsterdam (Netherlands).
Long story short -> There is a weird condition in the guidelines to travel to Canada that you cannot take a connecting flight within 24 hours of your first flight in the third country (i.e. Netherlands in this case).
They didn't let me board the plane and I was forced to buy a new $2000 one way ticket to Canada (after 4 hours of arguing at the airport - Thank you KLM) on the same flight with a 24 hour stay in Amsterdam. I know this is a little confusing so let me break it down for you -
Initial booking: New Delhi to Amsterdam. Connection time: 5 hours. Amsterdam to Toronto (same day).
New booking: New Delhi to Amsterdam. Connection time:
24+ hours. Amsterdam to Toronto (
next day).
KLM New Delhi said I was to take a new covid test in Amsterdam before boarding the flight. The covid test is also a mandatory condition for travelling to Canada via a third country.
I bought a new ticket on the same plane from New Delhi to Amsterdam. When I reached Amsterdam, the KLM team said they don't know anything about this rule and re-booked me back on the Toronto flight (same day). How crazy!!
Luckily, my passport allows me to go to Netherlands visa-free. There were Indian passport holders at the airport who were not allowed to board the flight OR buy a new ticket because Indian passport holders cannot pass Immigration in Amsterdam visa-free.
I would suggest you check all the rules and regulations before flying. Take a direct flight to Canada if possible.
Goodluck!
