Global Affairs Canada is reserving seats on commercial flights for Canadian citizens as it becomes increasingly difficult to book seats independently, sources said.
Global Affairs Canada is reserving blocks of seats on commercial flights for Canadian citizens as it becomes increasingly difficult to book seats independently, sources in two government departments said.
People will still have to pay for the commercial flights themselves, sources said, but loans are available to those who can’t afford tickets.More than 700 people have been killed by intensifying Israeli strikes on Lebanon this week, health officials said Friday, as Israel fights a cross-border battle with Hezbollah that risks turning into an all-out war.The Israeli Defense Forces said Friday that a massive strike in Beirut hit the main Hezbollah headquarters in the Lebanese capital.
Assets have been pre-positioned for months in the event of an evacuation, but the government has yet to order one, urging Canadians to get out of Lebanon by commercial flights first while they remain available.Sources said the warnings to leave now are based on concerns about how chaotic an evacuation could become if the situation worsens.
The U.K. on Friday urged British nationals to leave Lebanon “now” on the next available commercial flight. The U.S. issued the same warning last week, andForeign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said last Friday that around 45,000 Canadian citizens are currently in Lebanon. Global Affairs Canada said Wednesday that 20,773 Canadians in Lebanon are registered with the agency.
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