Delays hit flight taking Canadians from China over coronavirus fears GlobePolitics
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a flight that was scheduled to take Canadians stranded in Hubei province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus, out of China has been delayed because of weather conditions.
“We’re hoping to have these families back on Friday. We understand for loved ones here in Canada, for the families over there, that it’s extremely difficult but we’re doing everything we can to get them home,” Mr. Trudeau said.The Canadian Embassy informed citizens waiting to leave Wuhan that the flight, which was meant to depart early Thursday morning local time, would be delayed to the evening.
Ottawa has faced criticism over the length of time it has taken to evacuate citizens as it has waited for China for approval to enter the airspace, but also over the fact that it might not have enough room on the plane for everyone who wants to leave. “So we weren’t actually thinking that we had the demand that we did,” Ms. Hajdu said on Parliament Hill.Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday the government will continue to press the Chinese for family unity and for all those wishing to be repatriated to Canada to be allowed to leave.As it currently stands, Mr.
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