Canada joined several European nations by halting flights from the U.K. on Sunday in an effort to prevent a new, potentially more contagious strain of the coronavirus from spreading to this country.
CBC News obtained a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by Transport Canada stating that all commercial, private and charter flights transporting passengers from the U.K. will be suspended as of midnight tonight. The restriction doesn't apply to cargo flights, aircraft landing for safety reasons or flights that land for technical stops where no passengers disembark.
The notice said Transport Minister Marc Garneau "is of the opinion it is necessary for aviation safety and the protection of the public, to prohibit the [operations] of commercial air ... from the United Kingdom for the transport of passengers on an inbound [flight] to Canada."