These are the UAE airlines to use if your Air Canada flight has been cancelled
Among those affected are UAE residents travelling with the airline between Toronto and Dubai during the busy summer travel period.
If you're stuck in Canada and need to get home before the start of the academic year, or were due to travel west from DXB, there are a few options you can take this month.
The airline has issued advice for travellers who had booked before Friday August 15, which you can see here.
Alternative travel can be arranged that will get you back to the United Arab Emirates, including two direct options from Abu Dhabi's Zayed International Airport and DXB.
Direct flights to Canada from the UAE
Etihad
Etihad Airways
UAE travellers can fly with Etihad Airways. The Abu Dhabi-based airline operates a daily route to Toronto Pearson International Airport, departing at 2.20am GST.
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If you're travelling from Dubai and are booked on an Etihad Airways flight, you can get a free bus to the UAE capital from New Safestway Supermarket on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.
Flights are priced from Dhs4,811 according to Skyscanner if you're travelling this month from Abu Dhabi to Toronto.
For those who need to get back to the UAE from Toronto, flights are priced from Dhs2,830 with Etihad Airways in August.
Flights with stopovers are available to book too, according to Skyscanner, however, the vast majority include a flight with Air Canada, so keep this in mind while the crisis is ongoing.
Emirates
Emirates (Credit: Emirates)
Alternatively, Emirates flights to and from Toronto Pearson International Airport continue to operate as normal, while Air Canada flights are grounded across the globe.
The DXB-based airline flies once daily from the world's busiest airport.
If you're travelling from Abu Dhabi and have a valid Emirates flight ticket, then you can make use of the free shuttle bus service by Emirates. The bus from Abu Dhabi leaves from the front of the Emirates office on Corniche Road and drops passengers at Terminal 3 arrivals at Dubai International Airport.
Flights from DXB start from Dhs1,962 direct to Toronto this week, while flights from Toronto start at Dhs4,957 with Emirates this month.
Flights with stopovers are available to book too, according to Skyscanner, however, the vast majority include a flight with Air Canada, so keep this in mind while the crisis is ongoing.
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