6 h. ago Air Canada travellers face chaos, added costs as flight attendant strike grounds hundreds of planes

Airline has said passengers whose flights are cancelled will be offered a full refund or the opportunity to change their travel plans without a fee

Economics

25 h. ago Air Canada flight cancellations snarl passengers’ travel plans

Air Canada’s cancellation of several flights due to the strike by its flight attendants has thrown a wrench in the summer travel plans of thousands of air passengers.

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28 h. ago Weary travellers at YYC despite fed intervention in Air Canada labour fight

Patty Hajdu, the federal jobs minister, directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Saturday morning to order flight attendants back to work, impose final and binding arbitration and extend the terms of the parties' existing contract until a new one one is determined.

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30 h. ago Travellers stranded despite federal intervention into Air Canada labour strife

Air travellers across the country continued dealing with hundreds of grounded planes on Saturday as the federal government announced it was ordering a binding arbitration in a labour strife between Air Canada and its 10,000 flight attendants on strike. In Ontario, passengers who had received notice that their flights were cancelled still showed up to […]

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30 h. ago Air Canada passengers left scrambling as strikes keep flights grounded

Over 10K Air Canada flight attendants locked out as strike grounds flights; union cites pay dispute as tensions with airline escalate.

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32 h. ago Ottawa steps in to end Air Canada strike, seeks binding arbitration

Airline’s 10,500 flight attendants went on strike Saturday, grounding hundreds of flights

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35 h. ago Federal government orders Air Canada flight attendants back to work, imposes binding arbitration

Airline had locked out about 10,000 flight attendants after they walked off the job early Saturday

Politics

43 h. ago Air Canada Attendant Strike Begins, Grounding Hundreds of Planes

Air Canada’s 10,500 flight attendants went on strike Saturday, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting 130,000 passengers per day at the peak of holiday season after pay negotiations fell through.

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43 h. ago Air Canada flight attendants go on strike, grounding hundreds of planes

Air Canada could lose $75 million in earnings for each day there is a work stoppage, says analyst

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53 h. ago Travel chaos starts for passengers impacted by Air Canada labour dispute

The Ottawa International Airport Authority said it was continuing to monitor the situation and advised those with Air Canada bookings to confirm the flight status online "in anticipation of disruptions beginning Aug. 16."

Culture

54 h. ago Air Canada points finger at staff for flight cancellations amid strike talks

Air Canada continues its preemptive cancellations ahead of a possible flight attendants' strike, and Canadians are pissed.After failed negotiations at the bargaining table, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, provided notice that it plans to begin a strike as early as 1 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 16.In response, the carrier issued a 72-hour lockout notice and began cancelling flights on Thursday, continuing into Friday, with plans for a complete pause of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights on Saturday, Aug. 16.According to the carrier, as of noon EDT on Friday, 294 flights have been cancelled and 55,726 travellers have been impacted.On Thursday, the carrier shared a statement on social media that has Canadians and some of its customers unimpressed."CUPE, Air Canada's flight attendants’ union, rejects agreement to fly Canadians home. As a result, 25,000 ...

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55 h. ago Air Canada disrupts Calgary woman's hopes of visiting ill father

Air Canada said it was unable to re-book flights on another airline for Barbara Gritti, but the family says multiple flights were available

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55 h. ago Calgary woman can visit ill father as WestJet steps in for some Air Canada cancellations

Air Canada said initially it was unable to re-book flights on another airline for Barbara Gritti, but later got them

Transport

3 d. ago Kelowna airport expecting travel disruptions amid Air Canada labour dispute

The labour strike impacts Air Canada's Mainline and Rouge flights only.

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3 d. ago Travellers in Calgary brace for flight disruptions as Air Canada strike looms

'Everybody I have talked to, who has flown with Air Canada here at the resort, says they'll never fly with them again,' said one traveller

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3 d. ago Travellers in Calgary brace for flight disruptions as Air Canada labour action looms

'Everybody I have talked to, who has flown with Air Canada here at the resort, says they'll never fly with them again,' said one traveller

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3 d. ago Air Canada gears up to cancel flights ahead of potential strike

Canadians with Air Canada flights booked this week may want to consider alternative travel options ahead of the looming strike.The airline has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) after it said it intends to begin a strike as early as Saturday, Aug. 16. The union represents 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, which carry approximately 130,000 customers a day who could be affected by a labour disruption."To provide customers certainty, Air Canada will begin a phased wind-down of most of its operations to be completed over the next three days," reads the Wednesday announcement. "The airline has also sought government-directed arbitration to resolve the situation."The Air Canada Component of CUPE issued its 72-hour strike notice on Wednesday, claiming that the carrier "refused to recognize that flight attendants should be paid for all their time on the job.""For t...

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4 d. ago Ottawa travellers should check their flights ahead of possible Air Canada job action

Air Canada began cancelling flights ahead of possible weekend job action as flight attendants and the company hit a bargaining impasse.

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4 d. ago Possible Air Canada flight attendants strike: Is your flight impacted and will you get a refund?

'The first flights will be cancelled August 14, with more on August 15, with a complete cessation of flying by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge on August 16,' the airline says

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4 d. ago What to know about credit card travel insurance as Air Canada strike looms

The timing of the booking matters to if disruption-related costs are covered

Economics