Citing ”ongoing health and safety concerns” related to COVID-19, Canada’s largest airline is suspending flights to and from Italy.
The final flight to Rome is scheduled to take off from Pearson International tonight 6:45 p.m., with the final return flight departing Rome for Montreal tomorrow.
Air Canada hopes to resume service May 1.
Affected customers will be notified and offered a full refund.
The death toll from the outbreak in Italy has jumped by 168 to 631 – the increase of 36% is the most since the virus was first detected in the country on February 21.
In January, the airline halted all direct flights to China.
Its shares have fallen about 40% the past seven weeks.