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Air Canada to Support Government of Canada in Bringing Canadians Home from Israel with Special Flights
Air Canada to Support Government of Canada in Bringing Canadians Home from Israel with Special Fl...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Air Canada to Support Government of Canada in Bringing Canadians Home from Israel with Special Flights\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Government of\n \n Canada\n \n will transport people from\n \n Tel Aviv\n \n to\n \n Athens\n \n to connect with Air Canada repatriation flights operating\n \n October 13\n \n and 14\n \n \n \n \n Travellers must contact Global Affairs Canada to obtain a special code to book these flights\n \n \n \n \n Air\n \n Canada\n \n to resume regular flights to\n \n Israel\n \n as soon as situation stabilizes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n MONTREAL\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Oct. 12, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Air Canada announced today that, in coordination with the Government of\n \n Canada\n \n , it will operate two special flights on\n \n October 13\n \n and 14 from\n \n Athens\n \n to bring Canadians and permanent residents home from\n \n Israel\n \n . Through the arrangement, the Government of\n \n Canada\n \n is operating military flights from\n \n Tel Aviv\n \n to transport people to\n \n Athens\n \n , where they will then connect with Air Canada's special flights back to\n \n Toronto\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Although safety considerations are unfortunately preventing us from operating our regular flights to\n \n Tel Aviv\n \n at present, we are supporting the Government of\n \n Canada\n \n in bringing Canadians home safely from\n \n Israel\n \n through these special repatriation flights. We continue to monitor the terrible events in\n \n Israel\n \n very closely and extend to its people our deepest condolences. We have flown to\n \n Israel\n \n since 1995 and it is a very important part of our network. Air\n \n Canada\n \n is committed to resuming commercial operations as soon as the situation stabilizes. I thank all employees involved across Air Canada for their tireless efforts in organizing these special flights,\" said\n \n Michael Rousseau\n \n , President and Chief Executive at Air Canada.\n \n \n \"We are deeply grateful for Air Canada's assistance in helping to bring Ca...