The Canadian Porter Airlines will in future require those employees who are not vaccinated to submit a negative corona test before starting work. This can be a maximum of 72 hours old.

Vaccinated employees are exempt from this and only have to show once that they have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. All others must provide negative confirmation before each working day. Theoretically, they then have to visit a test site every three days.

Porter Airlines intends to ramp up flight operations from September 8, 2021. From this date, the new requirements for employees should come into force. “We have a responsibility to ensure a safe workplace. Because vaccines are readily available to everyone in Canada and the US and their effectiveness has been proven, vaccination or regular testing is critical to protecting the health of our team members, ”said CEO Michael Deluce.