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Ottawa charters plane to evacuate 180 Canadians from Dubai as 3,500 request help
Canada is evacuating 3,500 citizens amid regional hostilities, using planes, buses, and consular support including emergency documents and expedited visas, officials said.
- This flight is scheduled to depart tomorrow, March 7, with Ottawa chartering a plane to fly 180 Canadians from Dubai to Istanbul and block-booking seats on flights from Lebanon and the UAE.
- About 3,500 Canadians in the region have asked for help, as Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand described the situation as volatile with Israeli airstrikes causing casualties in Beirut, Lebanon.
- Consular officials have been posted at borders in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Armenia to help Canadians, while Global Affairs Canada 24-hour team issues emergency travel documents and expedited visas.
- A Dubai–Toronto block booking for 51 Canadians is sold out, and Ottawa has reserved 200 seats across four Beirut–Istanbul flights, with a flight from Beirut leaving Thursday with 50 seats booked, she said.
- The government said it is looking at all options, including potential use of the Canadian Armed Forces, and urges Canadians to register with Global Affairs Canada's Emergency Watch and Response Centre.
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