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Canada secures limited seats on commercial flights from Lebanon as conflict widens
Canada arranged limited commercial flight seats for 103,000 registered Canadians amid escalating Middle East conflict, while adding diplomatic staff in neighboring countries.
- On March 4, 2026, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada secured a limited number of seats on commercial flights out of Lebanon and is not offering assisted departures while coordinating with partners.
- Early Monday, Lebanon was dragged into the U.S.-Iran conflict after U.S. and Israeli strikes and Hezbollah attacks that triggered Israeli retaliatory airstrikes, killing more than 50 people and wounding about 300.
- Anita Anand said 103,000 people have registered with Global Affairs Canada, and some commercial options exist in Saudi Arabia and Oman while airspace in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain is closed.
- Canada has added diplomatic staff in neighbouring countries including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Jordan and Turkey to help coordinate options, and Canadians are advised to avoid travel as the U.S.-Iran conflict widens.
- Anita Anand warned `Canadians in the region should prepare departure plans that do not rely solely on Government of Canada assistance`, and Global Affairs Canada is communicating options such as Israel's ministry of tourism buses to registered Canadians.
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Foreign Minister Anita Anand announces that the federal government has reserved "a limited number of seats" on commercial flights from Beirut, Lebanon, for Canadians trying to flee the region.
·Montreal, Canada
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Canada secures limited seats on commercial flights from Lebanon as conflict widens
More than 103,000 people have registered with Global Affairs Canada in the Middle East and Gulf region, said Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.
·Toronto, Canada
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