A terrorist attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport which has left dozens of people dead has forced Air Canada to halt operations to and from the Turkish city.
“As a result of events in Istanbul, today’s flight, due to leave Toronto this evening, has been cancelled and tomorrow’s return flight from Istanbul, on the same aircraft, is also cancelled,” Peter Fitzpatrick, Air Canada spokesperson, told Global News.
Fitzpatrick said Air Canada has been in touch with all of its employees in Istanbul and determined they are safe. The airline runs daily service to Istanbul.
Get breaking National news
WATCH: More from Istanbul
- Environmental advocates ask Sask. Court of Appeal to review coal decision
- Ontario government Microsoft Teams messages set to automatically delete
- Students finish testifying in former Christian school principal assault trial
- Metrolinx hands out limited-edition Lake Ontario Presto cards at Union Station
-
![]()
Business Matters: Select Canadian goods hit by new U.S. tariffs -
![]()
Carney makes several economic announcements during keynote address at Toronto investment summit -
![]()
Data centre biggest Sask. investment in history -
![]()
‘If it doesn’t save money, why do it?’: Poilievre on Carney seeking private investments at airports
“As more information becomes available, we will assess when normal operations can resume,” Fitzpatrick said.
So far there have been no reports of any Canadians killed or injured in the attack, Global Affairs said in a statement to Global News.
READ MORE: Istanbul airport attack: Dozens dead, possible links to ISIS
“The Emergency Watch and Response Centre and our offices in Ankara and Istanbul are closely monitoring the situation and are working to determine if Canadian citizens have been affected,” the statement said.
“To date, we have no reports of any Canadian citizens being affected by the incidents.”
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.