#Canada plans temperature checks for air travel

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Check-in Kiosks at Vancouver International Airport covered in plastic amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP

TORONTO — Air travelers in Canada will need to have their temperatures checked before they are allowed to board planes, although the country’s transport minister says the system will take months to get going.

The measure is meant to keep the coronavirus from spreading as more people start flying again.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the requirement will be phased in, starting at the end of June for international flights into Canada.

By the end of July, the program will expand to Canada’s four largest airports — Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. Eleven more Canadian airports serving mostly domestic travelers will be added at the end of September.