Published Wednesday, February 19, 2020 7:45AM EST
Last Updated Wednesday, February 19, 2020 8:18AM EST
Spokeswoman Barbara Harvey says the departure will be settled once final arrangements are made with the Japanese government and the cruise ship company.
A news release from the company operating the Diamond Princess cruise ship says the Canadian flight has been "shifted" to early Friday morning.
Forty-three of about 250 Canadian passengers had been struck by the bug at last count, according to Canadian authorities.
Passengers aboard the quarantined cruise ship were told earlier that a flight set to bring them home was "expected" to fly out of a Tokyo airport on Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 19, 2020.
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