Canadian residents have found a way to avoid staying in quarantined hotels
The taxi service is thriving thanks to an unexpected loophole.
Canadian residents who fly in from other countries are required to spend at least three nights in a quarantine hotel. In addition to the time spent, they have to spend up to $2,000 CAD per person on this "holiday".
The way out turned out to be unexpectedly simple and enriched U.S. taxi services. In view of the fact that the borders between Canada and the United States are open for important trips, and calling a taxi is among them, Canadians have found a clever solution to save time and money.
They land at the US airport closest to the border and cross it by taxi. In this way, they manage to avoid staying in a quarantine hotel and save a couple of thousand dollars.
The number of requests has increased so much over the past weekend that taxi services have had to start rejecting some calls because they can't handle the load. Calls are coming in from 6am until midnight, with one flight from Florida turning into 9 trips across the Canadian border.
