Canadian charter flights leaving Lebanon have hundreds of empty seats, Global Affairs says

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) says two flights chartered by the federal government to bring Canadians out of Lebanon left Beirut for Istanbul Thursday with just 275 people and 379 empty seats.

Canadian charter flights leaving Lebanon have hundreds of empty seats, Global Affairs says
Three men stand amid the rubble of a destroyed building in Beirut.

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) says two flights chartered by the federal government to bring Canadians out of Lebanon left Beirut for Istanbul Thursday with just 275 people and 379 empty seats.