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The City of Brandon and management and staff at the Brandon Municipal airport wish to advise that beginning this Friday (July 8), it will be MANDATORY for people to wear a face mask or face covering while in the Brandon Airport Terminal.
This is part of the City’s ongoing response to the pandemic, and is necessary due to the growing number of people attending to the terminal for WestJet’s summer flight schedule. This increase has made it difficult for people to practise safe physical distancing while in the terminal building.
Signage will be posted in all applicable areas of the airport terminal building. Travellers should be aware that the Brandon Municipal Airport WILL NOT be providing face masks or face coverings.
This new requirement at the Brandon Municipal Airport is in addition to Transport Canada’s pre-existing requirement which came into effect, back in April, for travellers to wear a facemask or face covering during the screening process as well as on the aircraft.
Exceptions to the above requirements have been laid out as follows:
- When you could be endangered by wearing a mask,
- When security, airline staff or airport staff authorizes the removal of a face mask in cases of special needs or unforeseen circumstances.
- When you are eating, drinking or taking oral medications.
- An infant 2 years or less, does not require to wear a face mask of face covering
- When you difficulty breathing (not related to COVID-19),
- A person who is unconscious, and a person who is unable to remove their face mask without assistance.
In addition to all the above measures, a number of other procedures are in place at the Brandon Municipal Airport to minimize the spread of COVID-19, including the disinfecting of commonly touched surfaces, and the performing of Health Checks for passengers before boarding.
