Yes, the 3rd fighter which he forgot to mention where it came from, came from Africa (Libya I beleive now). my plan was to land that one in Western Europe.
all the fighters had a place to move. so it was no problem.
Perhaps not specifically as relates to canals, but there are cases where a naval battle could be between where an AC is, and where it HAS to go in non-combat to recover figs (perhaps the combat SZ itself).
Unless addressed in tournament rules, this is not addressed in Standard rules. New thread perhaps if no one posts an answer here?