Before you takeoff, plan ahead for a smooth airport experience.
1. Ensure you meet the requirements
- Travel requirements and protocols for entry vary based on your destination. Be sure to review the rules in place for arriving at different provinces and territories, or for travelling outside of and returning to Canada.
- To confirm you have all of the proper documentation for your specific travel itinerary, contact your airline in advance.
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Airlines are verifying proof of vaccination for travellers. For information on how to obtain your pan-Canadian proof of vaccination credential for travel, please visit the Government of Manitoba’s website. If you are not from Manitoba, please visit the Government of Canada’s website to obtain your proof of vaccination from your province or territory.
2. Review what’s open before you fly
- Dining and retail establishments inside the terminal may be operating with reduced hours or are temporarily closed. Be sure to review what's open before you arrive at YWG.
- Check back often as hours and openings are frequently being updated.
3. Plan your transportation
- All transportation options are currently available at YWG. Transportation providers are following the Vehicle for Hire Guidelines outlined by the Province of Manitoba.
- For parking options at YWG, visit our Parking page. Did you know all parking equipment is being sanitized frequently as part of our YWG Clean Program and the tap limit has been increased to $250 to support more contactless payments?
4. Arrive early
- Give yourself plenty of time at the airport before your flight as some health measures may take longer to carry out.
5. Bring a mask
- The Province of Manitoba no longer requires the use of masks in public places; however, YWG encourages they continue to be worn in pre-security screening areas of the terminal.
- Federal regulations require travellers to wear a mask while going through pre-board security screening checkpoints and while flying. They’re also mandatory in all areas of the terminal after security checkpoints.
6. Check-In
- Each airline is implementing its own safety measures at check-in. You can use an e-boarding pass on your personal device during check-in to help minimize touch encounters.
7. Know what to expect at security
- Scan your own boarding pass and hold onto all of your own documentation to minimize touch encounters (assistance is available if needed). The screening process is being carried out with increased cleaning practices and security personnel will be wearing personal protective equipment as required.
- Don't forget, you can pack your own bottle of hand sanitizer in your carry-on luggage as long as it is less than 355 ml.
8. At the gate
- You may be asked by an airline representative to momentarily remove your mask for identification purposes.
