The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising the public of two new domestic flights into Vancouver&nbsp;&nbsp;— one from Kelowna and one from Montreal — that had a passenger infected with COVID-19.

Air Canada flight 8421 from Kelowna to Vancouver, July 6.

Air Canada flight 311 from Montreal to Vancouver, July 8.

There have&nbsp;also been two international flights into B.C. this month with COVID-19 exposure advisories, according to BCCDC:

American Airline flight 1270 from Dallas to Vancouver, July 6.

United Airlines flight 375 from San Francisco to Vancouver, July 7.

According the BCCDC, passengers should self-isolate and monitor for symptoms for 14 days following the flight.

Passengers aboard international flights into British Columbia must self-isolate and monitor for symptoms for 14 days under the Quarantine Act.

How safe is flying during the pandemic?

Passengers flying into YVR were alerted to six possible exposures aboard airplanes in June, and Canadian airlines have dropped in-flight physical distancing measures. So how risky is it to fly during the pandemic?

The airline industry was among the first hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, as governments issued travel advisories, encouraging people to stay at home.

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The airline industry was among the first hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, as governments issued travel advisories, encouraging people to stay at home. Now WestJet and Air Canada have dropped physical distancing measures on flights and claim a combination of other measures will keep passengers and crew safe.

The agency says&nbsp;B.C. health officials stopped directly notifying passengers of COVID-19 contacts on domestic flights March 27. Instead&nbsp;passengers should refer 

Two new domestic flights into Vancouver have been flagged after a passenger was confirmed to have COVID-19, one from Kelowna and one from Montreal. 

Passengers aboard flights from Kelowna, Montreal warned of COVID-19 exposure

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