Ongoing unrest in the Middle East has triggered global flight disruptions, impacting leisure and business travellers worldwide. That situation became considerably worse today (March 2) when Air Canada announced it has extended its suspension of flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv through March 22. Canada’s largest airline says the flights will not resume until March 23, at least for now. Since Saturday, the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada (THIA) says nearly 6,000 flights have been cancelled worldwide related to the Middle East conflict. The Dubai International (DXB) airport, the world’s busiest international airport for 12 consecutive years and the busiest globally by seat capacity, has been closed since February 28th. Airspace in the region Read more
flights to Israel
The Israel Ministry of Tourism says Air Canada will resume flights from Toronto to Tel Aviv on April 8. The ministry sent out a release today (Feb. 29, 2024) showing the dates that various airlines will resume flights to airports in Israel. Air Canada is one of the airlines listed for flight resumptions in April. “We have always said we intend to resume service to TLV, and we are finalizing the logistics at this point for a potential resumption in April,” an Air Canada spokesman told me. Citing the war in Israel, Air Canada temporarily cancelled flights to Tel Aviv Read more
