"We're very happy to be home. The family is happy to have us back. Everybody was worried. We were worried to get stuck there. We weren't worried for our safety, but more worried that things could change and then maybe it would be a lot harder to get home."
"Neil Danics said he travelled with his wife Irene to attend a conference in the United Arab Emirates last week and wanted to spend a few days in Dubai before returning home on Tuesday, but their flight was cancelled due to the war. It was 'very hard' to make their way out, he said."
"Global Affairs Canada has secured seats on one U.S. flight out of Beirut but has warned it has limited ability to assist in an active war zone."
A conflict in the Middle East triggered thousands of flight cancellations, stranding Canadians abroad. Travellers returning to Toronto on Friday morning expressed relief after enduring anxious journeys home. Neil Danics and his wife sheltered in a parking garage during explosions while attempting to leave Dubai after their flight was cancelled. The couple eventually secured passage on a Friday morning flight to Toronto. The Canadian government announced it had secured hundreds of seats on chartered and commercial flights from the region. Global Affairs Canada acknowledged limited capacity to assist in active war zones, with only one U.S. flight secured from Beirut.
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