Air Canada flight attendants extended their strike into a fourth day on Tuesday, although the union said both sides had resumed talks as hundreds of thousands of passengers had flights canceled during the busy summer travel season.
Air Canada suspended plans to restart operations Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy a return-to-work order. The strike was already affecting about 130,000 travelers per day during the peak summer travel season.
Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) has withdrawn its third quarter and full-year guidance, as a labor disruption by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) flight attendants has seen all of the airline's flights suspended. The airline had forecasted an increase in capacity for the third quarter of 3.25% to 3.75% compared to the same quarter the previous year, and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) between $3.2 billion to $3.6 billion for the full year.
Air Canada's fleet of hundreds of planes remained grounded on Monday morning after striking flight attendants refused a government-backed order to get back to work and called on the airline to return to the bargaining table.
Air Canada flight attendants defied a government order to end their strike, forcing cancellation of 240 flights and stranding over 100,000 passengers nationwide.
The union representing 10,000 flight attendants at Canada's biggest airline says its members will disobey a government order to return to work , putting plans to restart flights into jeopardy.
Air Canada cabin crew walked off the job early Saturday, grounding hundreds of flights and stranding thousands of passengers forced to seek alternatives or stay put.
Air Canada's unionized flight attendants walked off the job early on Saturday morning after contract talks with the country's largest carrier stalled, in a move that could disrupt travel plans for more than 100,000 passengers.
Canada's largest airline, Air Canada, will begin suspending flights starting Thursday. The decision comes after the airline's flight attendants union, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), issued a 72-hour strike notice over failed contract negotiations.
Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) flight attendants are poised to strike on Saturday as months of negotiations between the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have come to an impasse. CUPE, representing 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, issued a 72-hour strike notice over stalled negotiations on wages, unpaid work, and cost-of-living adjustments.
Hundreds of cabin crew members took their fight to major Canadian airports on Monday, picketing against unpaid labor, as talks on wages intensify between Air Canada AC.TO and its flight attendants this week ahead of a possible strike.
Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) shares tumbled more than 13% after the airline reported a significant drop in income for the second quarter as profitability was pressured by broader economic uncertainty and international conflicts. The company reported net income of C$186 million, down from C$410 million for the same period in 2024.