An Air Canada flight to Tel Aviv circled above Israel's main international airport before landing on Friday after rockets were fired at the airport.
The Israeli army confirmed that rockets were fired at Ben Gurion Airport around 11:50 a.m. local time. They were all shot down by Israel's Iron Dome defence system.
Air Canada told CTV News that the plane's pilots were told by Israeli Traffic Control to perform a "standard go-around" until the airspace conditions around the airport were confirmed to be safe.
Air Canada spokesperson Isabelle Arthur said flight AC84 altered course and landed safely at 12:07 p.m. local time – 10 minutes later than scheduled.
"The safety of our passengers and crew is our first priority and we will continue to monitor developments very closely," Arthur said in an emailed statement.
Online flight trackers showed flight AC84 circling over Israel several times Friday morning.
Arthur said the airline plans to operate a Friday evening flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Tel Aviv as scheduled.
Air Canada resumed flights to Tel Aviv on Thursday after a two-day pause prompted by security concerns.
On Tuesday, a rocket landed less than two kilometres from the airport, causing a number of North American and European airlines to suspend flights to the Israeli capital.
Germany's two largest airlines said Friday they were not yet resuming flights to Israel, even though the European Aviation Safety Agency has lifted a recommendation that airlines refrain from flying to Tel Aviv airport.
