US EditionPotential Strike Forces Air Canada to Wind Down Operations Temporarily
Flight cancellations began Thursday as Air Canada flight attendants prepare for a strike that could ground all flights by Saturday, affecting thousands of passengers, officials said.
- Air Canada flight attendants began a strike at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, prompting the airline to wind down most global operations immediately.
- The strike followed months of stalled contract talks focusing on wages and work hours between Air Canada and its flight attendants union affiliated with CUPE.
- By Friday noon, Air Canada had canceled nearly 300 flights affecting about 56,000 customers, with around 1,000 cancellations expected Saturday, impacting 130,000 passengers.
- The union contests the airline’s 17.2% wage offer over four years, noting starting monthly pay remains below inflation and competitors, with juniors earning $1,952 before taxes.
- Airports are adding staff to assist passengers and rival airlines report increased bookings as travelers seek alternatives amid the disruption caused by the strike.
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Thousands of Quebec travellers are trapped around the world as a result of the announced strike.
What to Know About the Planned Air Canada Strike
Air Canada has warned its customers that their travel over the next few days could be disrupted because of a planned strike by its unionized flight attendants. The planned action comes after contract negotiations between the union representing Air Canada’s roughly 10,000 flight attendants, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), and the air carrier have stalled. The union filed a notice on Wednesday, warning that it planned to strike starting…
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Air Canada cancels hundreds of flights as potential strike by flight attendants looms
By ROB GILLIES and RIO YAMAT, Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — More than 300 Air Canada flights, many of them international trips, have been canceled as the clock ticked closer Friday to a possible strike by flight attendants, leaving travelers stranded around the world and scrambling during the peak summer travel season. The bitter contract fight between Canada’s largest airline and the union representing 10,000 of its flight attendants escalate…
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