Canada: Air Canada experiences technical issue May 28

Event

Air Canada announced on the evening (local time) of Tuesday, May 28, that a technical issue was causing disruptions to airport operations and online systems across Canada, resulting in flight cancelations and delays. The airline later announced at approximately 00:30 on Wednesday, May 29, that the airport systems, check-in, and customer call centers were starting to come back online but further delays and cancelations are expected in the coming hours. Flight operations in the US may also be impacted by the system issue. Additional information can be found on Air Canada's website.

Advice

Potentially impacted travelers are advised to confirm the status of their flight before leaving for the airport, anticipate residual flight disruptions, and to contact Air Canada for further information.