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Canada booking flights to get 530 citizens out of Middle East

ReutersMar 6, 2026 2:40 PM

- Canada is organizing flights to get up to 530 citizens out of the Middle East, and around 3,000 more have asked for help in evacuating during the Iran crisis, Foreign Minister Anita Anand said on Friday.

Ottawa has chartered a flight to take 180 Canadians from Dubai to Istanbul on Saturday, Anand told reporters.

The government has also secured or is seeking to secure up to 350 seats on commercial flights from Dubai and Beirut to Istanbul in the next few days, she said.

A total of around 3,500 citizens have asked for help, she added.

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