Following a government order to terminate a strike by flight attendants, Air Canada announced that it would restart flights on Sunday.
According to a statement from the airline, the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) “has directed Air Canada to resume airline operations and for all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants to resume their duties” by 2:00 PM ET.
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Following Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu’s proposal on Saturday to enforce binding arbitration and prolong the current contract until a new deal is reached, the directive was issued.
After months of negotiating a new contract, almost 10,000 flight attendants quit due to compensation and schedule issues.
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Around 700 daily flights were suspended, and about 100,000 passengers were forced to find other options or remain put as the strike disrupted travel plans all across the world during the height of summer.
“Air Canada expects it will take several days before its operations return to normal,” the airline stated in a statement released early Sunday. “Restart of operations will begin immediately, with first flights this evening,” the statement read. Over the course of the following seven to ten days, certain flights will be canceled in order to stabilize the schedule. Air Canada sincerely apologizes for any difficulty caused to its patrons.
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