Media Advisory: Toronto Airport arrival schedule for Rio 2016 Canadian Olympic Team athletes

Canadian Olympic Committee – RIO DE JANEIRO — On August 23 and 24, members of the Rio 2016 Canadian Olympic Team will begin to arrive in Canada. Below is a day-by-day list of the scheduled Air Canada arrivals at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Media are invited for interview and photo opportunities.

Please note all flights are subject to change. Media are asked to double check the arrival times a few hours before their scheduled arrival at the airport: www.aircanada.com

Please be advised that all flights from Rio will arrive in Toronto as the first point of entry.

If media have specific questions regarding athlete arrivals at other locations, they are asked to contact the designated media attaché for that sport directly – download attaché list below.

AUGUST 23

Who:
Rio 2016 Team Canada athletes: cycling; men’s field hockey; gymnastics; modern pentathlon; sailing; swimming; women’s soccer; rowing; women’s basketball; canoe kayak – sprint; judo; women’s rugby sevens; trampoline; diving; and beach volleyball

When:
August 23, 2016
5:30 a.m. EST

Flights:
São Paulo – Toronto: Air Canada AC 091
Rio de Janeiro – Toronto: Air Canada AC 1099

Where:
Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1, International Arrivals

AUGUST 24

Who:
Rio 2016 Team Canada athletes: canoe-kayak – sprint; synchronized swimming; canoe-kayak – slalom; athletics; taekwondo; fencing; and women’s basketball

When:
August 24, 2016
5:40 a.m. EST

Flights:
Rio de Janeiro – Toronto: Air Canada AC 099

Where:
Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1, International Arrivals