An Air Canada agent, left, talks with a man as Air Canada flight attendants strike at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025 - (The Canadian Press)
Air Canada plans to resume flights on Sunday evening after the Canadian government intervened in a strike by its flight attendants.
The strike, which began early Saturday, stranded over 100,000 travellers daily and led to hundreds of flight cancellations during the peak summer travel season.
Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu ordered the 10,000 flight attendants back to work less than 12 hours after the walkout, citing economic risks and referring the dispute to the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
The airline anticipates it will take several days for operations to return to normal, with some cancellations expected over the next seven to ten days.
The dispute between Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees centres on pay and unpaid work, with the union rejecting the airline's offer of a 38% increase in total compensation over four years.
