Air Canada resumes flights to India

Air Canada, which had temporarily suspended its operations due to tensions between India and Pakistan, resumed its services in India on Thursday (February 28).

Toronto (Canada): Air Canada, which had temporarily suspended its India flights, has now announced to resume it.

Flights to Delhi will resume tonight from both Toronto (AC 42 February 28) and Vancouver (AC 44 March 1, it leaves shortly after midnight local time).

There are no flights to Mumbai scheduled for February 28.

"Our flexible rebooking policy for customers remains in place. Information will be updated on the official Air Canada website as it becomes available. We are working to move all customers from yesterday," Canada's flag carrier said in a statement.

Amid escalating tensions betweenIndiaandPakistan,Air Canadaon Wednesday temporarily suspended its flight services toIndia, following a decision by thePakistangovernment to close itsairspace.

Air Canada cancelled one flight to New Delhi from Vancouver, while another flight en route to India was turned back to Toronto.

Air Canada operates daily service from Toronto and Vancouver to New Delhi and four times weekly between Toronto and Mumbai.

With inputs from ANI