Punjab: Students spend three times on tickets, seven days in transit to reach Canada

After her flight was cancelled twice amid the ongoing pandemic, Harmanjeet Kaur spent three times the normal travel expense and six days to reach Canada from India to join her classes at a Montreal college. The long journey took her to Serbia, Frankfurt, before her final touchdown in Canada. It involved two RT-PCR tests en route — one in Serbia during her three-day stay and another in Frankfurt.

Like Harman, another student, Ramneek Singh, too opted for the long route, only that his journey involved 7 days in Serbia as per the latest guidelines. This meant Ramneek had to shell out even more money to reach his destination in Canada.