Hurricane Beryl forces Canadian airlines to cancel flights. What to know
Global News
Several Canadian flights have been cancelled and travel warnings are in place as hurricane Beryl barrels toward Mexico after leaving a trail of destruction in Caribbean islands.
Several Canadian flights have been cancelled and travel warnings are in place as hurricane Beryl barrels toward Mexico after leaving a trail of destruction in the Caribbean islands.
For Thursday, Air Canada has cancelled its flight going to Montego Bay, Jamaica, from Toronto and coming back to Pearson. Thursday’s flights to Grand Cayman and Cancun are cancelled both ways.
Canada’s flagship carrier has also scrapped its flights between Toronto and Mexico’s Tulum that were scheduled for Friday.
Meanwhile, WestJet, which is working to fully restore its operations after a long weekend strike by unionized mechanics, has suspended operations to and from Montego Bay and Kingston in Jamaica until at least Thursday.
The Calgary-based airline said in an update on Wednesday that it will only resume operations when it is safe to do so.
Four WestJet flights on Wednesday between Toronto and Jamaica were also “proactively cancelled.”
“We continue to monitor Hurricane Beryl’s path closely and will make operational changes in the name of safety as required,” WestJet said in its update.
“Recovery flights to support guests impacted by Hurricane Beryl, will be evaluated once it is safe to resume operations.”