Air Canada to cancel most of its 700 flights by Friday as strike looms
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Air Canada expects to cancel the majority of its estimated 700 daily flights on Friday, ahead of a planned Saturday strike by unionized flight attendants, leaving some 100,000 passengers scrambling to make alternative travel plans.
Breakdown
- Air Canada will cancel most of its 700 daily flights ahead of a planned strike.
- The cancellations will impact about 100,000 passengers seeking alternative travel. 17s
- The dispute involves pay and compensation for unpaid work such as boarding. 1m 4s
- Air Canada offered a 38% compensation increase over four years and partial pay for unpaid work. 1m 39s
- The union says Air Canada has paused negotiations and not responded to recent proposals. 1m 57s