An Air Canada flight to Tel Aviv altered course shortly before its scheduled landing Friday after airport authorities asked it to do so, a spokeswoman for the airline said.

The flight landed safely.

"Our flight AC84 originating from Toronto was advised by Israeli Air Traffic Control to perform a standard go-around until airspace conditions could be confirmed as safe for landing," said Isabelle Arthur, a spokeswoman for Montreal-based Air Canada.

An Al Jazeera report said three rockets were fired toward the airport Friday. Ms. Arthur wouldn't comment on the whether the flight's altered course was related to the rocket fire.

Air Canada resumed its daily service to Tel Aviv on Thursday, shortly after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ban on U.S. carriers flying to Tel Aviv. That ban had led a number of airlines outside the U.S. to also suspend flights to Tel Aviv.

An Air Canada flight from Tel Aviv to Toronto departed on Friday. A Toronto to Tel Aviv flight is scheduled to depart later Friday, Ms. Arthur said.

"The safety of our passengers and crew is our first priority and we will continue to monitor developments very closely," Ms. Arthur said.

Airlines and passengers are growing more anxious about safety since a Malaysia Airlines commercial passenger flight was shot down over eastern Ukraine last week, killing all 298 people on board.

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