Air Canada initiated flight cancellations in preparation for a possible strike by flight attendants. The union representing 10,000 attendants issued a strike notice, leading Air Canada to respond with a lockout notice. All operations may pause by Saturday morning, indicating a significant impact on travel and an estimated 130,000 affected daily. Flights canceled include several dozen long-haul routes, with a projection of over 500 cancellations impacting up to 100,000 customers by Friday evening. Compensation discussions focus on wage disputes and unpaid work conditions.
A complete shutdown of Air Canada's operations threatens to impact about 130,000 people a day, with cancellations expected to exceed 500 flights by the end of Friday.
Mark Nasr indicated that all flights would be paused by Saturday morning, with an estimated 100,000 customers affected by cancellations by Friday evening.
The union representing Air Canada flight attendants claims that the main points of contention include issues surrounding the low wages of flight attendants and unpaid labor.
Arielle Meloul-Wechsler mentioned that Air Canada's latest compensation offer includes a 38% total increase over four years, addressing various employee benefits.
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