Air Canada will cancel most of its 700 flights Friday ahead of a flight attendants' strike, disrupting 100,000 passengers amid a pay dispute over unpaid work and calls for government intervention.
Air Canada says it will cancel the majority of its roughly 700 daily flights on Friday as unionised flight attendants prepare to walk off the job over stalled contract talks, leaving an estimated 100,000 passengers scrambling to change travel plans.
By Thursday evening, Canada’s largest airline had already scrubbed several dozen flights. It expects around 500 to be grounded by Friday night as it begins winding down service ahead of the planned Saturday strike.
