
Canada’s first evacuation flight leaves Middle East amid Israel-Iran strikes
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says dozens of Canadians left the Middle East on a flight Ottawa chartered Tuesday.
The department says the flight from Jordan to Athens with 265 seats had 95 passengers, whom consular staff helped to book commercial travel back to Canada.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada is also helping allied nations get their citizens out of the Middle East but adds the number of foreign nationals asking for help is “minimal” compared to the number of Canadians.
Her department is planning to have more buses help Canadians leave Israel and West Bank for Jordan, with the aim of having them gather people on Wednesday.