If you are planning on taking a flight out of the Sault Ste. Marie Airport anytime soon, you should be prepared to wear some kind of face-covering or mask.
The rules were put in place June 15 in response to COVID-19, but the airport development corporation sent out an email reminder to previous customers today.
Policies include both passengers and airport employees wearing a mask or face-covering in all public areas inside the terminal.
Exceptions to the masking rule apply to children under the age of two, those who have trouble breathing, those unable to remove a face-covering without assistance, anyone who is dining in the restaurant area, and employees in a non-public area of the terminal.
The airport also says terminal access will be restricted to passengers and airport employees on duty only.
That means meeters and greeters, or those dropping off friends and loved ones, will not be permitted to enter the terminal. The exception applies to friends or family members of travellers who require mobility assistance and those accompanying a minor who is travelling alone.
The airport's site also states passengers should exit the terminal immediately upon collecting bags from the carousel and try to maintain a distance of two-metres from others.
Currently, Bearskin Airlines is operating on alternating weeks of two daily flights Sunday to Friday and four daily flights Sunday to Friday.
Air Canada Express resumed service to Sault Ste. Marie on June 22 and is currently flying one daily flight Monday to Friday.
Porter Airlines is not flying and has extended its flight suspension until the end of August.
In June, 440 passengers passed through the Sault airport.
While the Canadian government has implemented travel restrictions on land crossings for leisure travel, passengers can still enter and leave the country by air.
However, the federal government is still advising that non-essential travel outside Canada be avoided due to COVID-19.
