COVID-19: Air Canada to Bring Home Canadians from Peru, Ecuador, and Spain

imageAir Canada will operate six special flights from Lima, Barcelona, and Quito this week. These flights are operated in collaboration with the Government of Canada, are part of Air Canada’s ongoing efforts to repatriate Canadians.

Air Canada has already brought home 444 Canadians from Morocco on March 21. Two additional flights are currently scheduled to operate on March 23 and 25 from Casablanca to Montreal with a 450-seat wide-body aircraft.

By the end of March, Air Canada plans to have operated more than 300 flights from international airports and more than 850 flights from U.S. airports. Air Canada has also announced that it intends to maintain a limited number of transborder and international flights from selected Canadian cities after April 1, 2020 to maintain a number of “air bridges” to facilitate essential travel and ensure the continued movement of emergency supplies and other vital goods.

 

Peru

Air Canada will operate three flights between Toronto and Lima. The first departure from Canada scheduled for March 24 will also take back Peruvians who wish to return home. Two other special flights from Lima to Toronto are currently scheduled for March 26 and 27. The flights will be operated by a wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft with 400 seats.

Ecuador

Flights from Quito to Toronto will begin March 25 on a wide-body Air Canada Rouge Boeing 767 with 281 seats.

Spain

On March 25, a flight will depart Barcelona for Montreal on a wide-body Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 297 seats.

HOW TO APPLY FOR REPATRIATION FLIGHTS:

Canadians abroad must register with Global Affairs Canada to obtain a seat on one of these special flights.

Travellers are also strongly encouraged to contact the local Canadian Embassy or sos@international.gc.ca if urgent assistance is required.

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