{"id":519231,"date":"2026-03-07T00:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/519231\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T00:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:16:13","slug":"airline-extends-cancellations-of-some-middle-east-bound-flights-from-toronto-pearson-airport-in-mississauga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/519231\/","title":{"rendered":"Airline extends cancellations of some Middle East-bound flights from Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Air Canada has extended its flight cancellations to two destinations in Israel and the United Arab Emirates amid military strikes across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian airline said on Monday it was suspending its flights to Tel Aviv and Dubai from Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellations were slated to last until March 23, but have now been extended \u201cdue to the military situation in the Middle East.\u201d The Toronto-to-Dubai flight is on hold until at least March 28, while the Toronto-to-Tel Aviv route is paused until May 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are monitoring the situation and will adjust our schedule accordingly,\u201d the airline said in a post on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers impacted by the flight suspensions can change their flights free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>Air Canada says it is adding capacity to its Delhi-bound flights \u201cto provide travellers with options to Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772645772_111_awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu.jpg\" data-videoid=\"790139\" data-uuid=\"awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-at-1.55.02-PM-1024x513.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <\/p>\n<p>Cancelled and delayed flights began impacting travel schedules at Toronto Pearson Airport and other Canadian airports on Saturday, hours after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>More than 108,000 Canadians in the region have registered with Global Affairs Canada, and about 3,500 of them have asked for help to leave.<\/p>\n<p>Returning travellers described a long and anxious process to find their way home. Meanwhile, the Canadian government announced Friday it had secured hundreds of seats on chartered and commercial flights out of the region.<\/p>\n<p>Customers can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/aircanada.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.aircanada.com<\/a> for information on rebooking cancelled flights.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 With files from The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 41,076 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,252,222 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    154 VOTES<br \/>\n    How often do you shop at brick-and-mortar clothing stores?    <\/p>\n<p>\tWIN A $100 GIFT CARD<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to INsauga\u2019s daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Air Canada has extended its flight cancellations to two destinations in Israel and the United Arab Emirates amid&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":{"0":"post-519231","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mississauga","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mississauga"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}